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Goat Lake, Thompson Peak loop September 4, 2010
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 IMG_5905.JPG13 viewsNear the top of the broad chute leading to the basin, Thompson Peak always looming above.
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 IMG_5909.JPG14 viewsThe lake basin above Goat Lake.
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 IMG_5916.JPG11 viewsThe gateway to the Thompson basin.
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 IMG_5919.JPG14 viewsBack toward Stanley, the shadows in the valley are reaching ever longer!
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 IMG_5923.JPG13 viewsTarn in basin just northwest of Thompson Peak.
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 IMG_5932.JPG12 viewsTo the left (east), on the other side of the ridge in the foreground coming down from Thompson is the "unnamed lake" at 9033'.
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 IMG_5939.JPG14 viewsDescending to the "unnamed lake" at 9033'.
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 IMG_5942.JPG12 viewsEast face of Thompson Peak. The edge of the "unnamed lake" can be seen in the lower left corner.
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 IMG_5945.JPG11 viewsThe benches get steeper below the trees in the lower left corner, leading to the upper lake. The lower of the lakes in the foreground is the "unnamed lake". The light still reflects on Redfish Lake at the edge of Thompson Peak's shadow advancing across the valley. Little Redfish Lake is fully in sunlight further left.
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