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Goat Lake, Thompson Peak loop September 4, 2010
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 IMG_5878.JPG16 viewsThe next tarn; weather looks great to the southwest.
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 IMG_5886.JPG14 viewsAn inviting meadow in the hanging valley above the first two tarns. The left snow couloir leads into the basin below Thompson Peak.
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 IMG_5893.JPG13 viewsOur late afternoon snack ended up being dinner!
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 IMG_5897.JPG15 viewsThis uppermost tarn before reaching the Thompson Peak basin was perhaps the most striking with its waterfall hidden in a rock cleft at the outlet.
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 IMG_5901.JPG12 viewsBack toward Goat Lake, and Stanley in the distance. Weather is improving.
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