It was the week of the longest day of the year, but since so much snow fell last winter spring was just arriving in the high sierras. Wildflowers were blooming and snow squalls rolled through and not a mosquito was heard up at the lakes below Italy Pass. We camped at an overlook above Pine Lake, right at 10,000 feet so we could have a campfire (none are permited higher than 10k). The stars were amazing. Everything else, as you can see from the photos, was equally so.