Kevin Russ

Kevin Russ Photographer of the American West creating classic landscape compositions in the desert and mountains

07/13/2026

📍 Located in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, near the town of June Lake, CA, Thousand Island Lake (elevation 9,839 ft) is one of the best hikes in the Eastern Sierra. This hike is from the Rush Creek trailhead. A shorter hike to Thousand Island Lake can be had from the Shadow Creek trailhead.

🥾 Total Distance: 14.40 miles
⛰️ Total Elevation gain: 4,518 ft

07/13/2026

📍 Located in the John Muir Wilderness, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA, Duck Pass (elevation 10,806 ft) is one of the best hikes in the Eastern Sierra.

🥾 Total Distance: 7.44 miles
⛰️ Total Elevation gain: 2,038 ft

07/13/2026

Located in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA, Cecile Lake (elevation 10,246 ft) is one of the best hikes in the Eastern Sierra.

🥾 Total Distance: 15.42 miles
⛰️ Total Elevation gain: 3,408 ft

07/11/2026

📍 Located in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA, Minaret Lake (elevation 9,800 ft) is one of the best hikes in the Eastern Sierra.

🥾 Total Distance: 13.38 miles
⛰️ Total Elevation gain: 2,684 ft

07/11/2026

Highlights from the Eastern Sierra part 1

07/10/2026

Located within the Devils Postpile National Monument, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA, Rainbow Falls (elevation 7,361 ft) is one of the best hikes in the Eastern Sierra.

🥾 Total Distance: 2.5 miles
⛰️ Total Elevation gain: 402 ft

*shuttle bus necessary most times of the day

07/08/2026

The Minarets in the Ansel Adams wilderness

07/08/2026

Located in the Hoover Wilderness, near the town of Lee Vining, CA, Conness Lakes (elevation 10,758 ft) is one of the best hikes in the Eastern Sierra.

🥾 Total Distance: 6.32 miles
⛰️ Total Elevation gain: 1,043 ft

07/07/2026

An unnamed lake in Gardiner Basin sits at over 10,000 ft and displays the beauty of California’s Eastern Sierra.

07/07/2026

Located in the John Muir Wilderness, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA, Deer Lakes (elevation 10,669 ft) is one of the best hikes in the Eastern Sierra.

🥾 Total Distance: 11.76 miles
⛰️ Total Elevation gain: 3.220 ft

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