The view before Sonora Pass.

Someone told us that all of the jaw dropping sights were over after Mammoth Lakes. They apparently had not hiked here. This was by far one of the most beautiful views of our trip. The landscape changed dramatically from granite mountains to volcanic monuments. We learned soon after that these views come with a price as we hiked the next four miles which the guidebook states consists of constant lethal drops to the valley below. If that is not enough the trail was constructed almost entirely of rock slides and volcanic scree. If you would like to experience either of these wonders of nature, I suggest you go out and buy a slip n' slide and a barrel of marbles. Next lay the slip n' slide down a flight a stairs and douse it in olive oil. Now all you have to do is get a friend to pour the marbles down the stairs while you try to either climb or descend the stairs. It's loads fun either way
. Use your imagination to picture a fall of a few thousand feet below and you will have all the fun of the PCT in your own home...ths view really was pretty though.