Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com


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IMG_5745.JPG11 viewsThis amazing granite dagger thrusts skyward on the ridge northeast of Packrat Lake.
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IMG_5748.JPG10 viewsJust north of the pinnacle, catching early morning sunlight, is a formation that looks like a shark fin.
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IMG_5749.JPG9 viewsThe view north, past Packrat Lake hidden in the valley.
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IMG_5750.JPG9 viewsToward the saddle north of Reward Peak.
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IMG_5753.JPG9 viewsOn the left in the lowest point visible, the Goat Creek drainage in the distance.
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IMG_5757.JPG11 viewsSome steep boulder hopping leads to the loose, steep scree slope, and up to the saddle north of Reward Peak.
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IMG_5759.JPG12 viewsThe southwest walls of the valley above Packrat Lake from the saddle north of Reward Peak.
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IMG_5760.JPG9 viewsAt 9720, the saddle north of Reward Peak is the highest elevation on this trip. The view to the northeast takes in Thompson Peak, Williams Peak, Hosrtman Peak, and our starting point, Redfish Lake.
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IMG_5762.JPG11 viewsThe familiar form of Warbonnet Peak seen in the background to the north from the saddle north of Reward Peak.
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