GBL02

Dist: 0.53 mi	Points: 263	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

GBL01

Dist: 2.95 mi	Points: 595	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

Alpine Zone

Location: 39.006355°, -114.318542°
Reaching Stella Lake, take in a wide-open gaze across this sparse alpine tundra--one of Wheeler Peak's five life zones. ©Timbre Beck-Murphy

Bristlecone Grove

Location: 39.002819°, -114.304611°
These thousand-year-old trees cling to the rocky slopes below Wheeler Peak. This area was home to the infamous "Prometheus" tree; w hen it was cut down it was the oldest specimen on earth. ©Timbre Beck-Murphy

Flower

Location: 39.009796°, -114.309174°
©Timbre Beck Murphy

Long view

Location: 39.005951°, -114.304489°
An open glance to the full wall of Wheeler Peak. ©Timbre Beack-Murphy

Meadow

Location: 39.009247°, -114.311180°
An open meadow gives looks to the crumbly peaks that dominate the horizon during this hike. ©Timbre Beck-Murphy

Quiet Stream

Location: 39.002701°, -114.311874°
Here the trail cross a shaded outflow stream off of Teresa Lake. ©Timbre Beck-Murphy

View from the road

Location: 39.009964°, -114.307739°
Snow-draped mountains rise to the west from the Scenic Drive. ©Timbre Beck-Murphy

Views to Wheeler

Location: 39.005234°, -114.309364°
Climbing the trail, views open to the spires of Wheeler Peak. ©Timbre Beck-Murphy

Wheeler Peak Glacier

Location: 38.997524°, -114.304543°
Wheeler Peak Glacier, a remnant from the last Ice Age, clings to the east side of Wheeler Peak. ©Timbre Beck-Murphy

GBL001

Location: 39.009884°, -114.307869°
Head W on Alpine Lakes Trail; cross creek on walkway, scanning for trail marker on hill to R

GBL002

Location: 39.009338°, -114.311096°
Hop over creek; plenty of mule deer frequent this spot

GBL003

Location: 39.009430°, -114.315102°
Turn L @ T

GBL004

Location: 39.007786°, -114.317070°
Go L @ Y into sun-kissed meadow with views of Wheeler Peak. Peakbaggers: Turn R for tough 3.1-mi. trek up Wheeler

GBL005

Location: 39.006302°, -114.318703°
Pass shores of glacier-fed Stella Lake

GBL006

Location: 39.002701°, -114.311996°
Head downhill to feeder stream above Teresa Lake, an emerald tarn reflecting the giant peaks above

GBL007

Location: 39.005348°, -114.309502°
R @ Y onto Bristlecone and Glacier Trail

GBL008

Location: 39.005890°, -114.304604°
Bear S for more glimpses of Wheeler's crumbly spires

GBL009

Location: 39.002811°, -114.304604°
L @ T onto small loop in super-old bristlecone groves; in 1964, a grad student cut down the nearby 4,862-year-old Prometheus Tree. Close loop, turn L, and climb to moraine of Wheeler Peak glacier

GBL010

Location: 38.997532°, -114.304703°
Ribbons of boulders line amphitheater carved by an active glacier. Backtrack to WPT 7 and go R on Alpine Lakes Trail for .5-mi. return to car