Beartooth Mountains, August 15, 2012
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IMG_0009.JPG6 viewsWe descend a valley blanketed by wildflowers south of Maryott Lake en route to Crystal Lake.
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IMG_0010.JPG5 views
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IMG_0012.JPG5 viewsThe professor lines up a shot in the plethora of wildflowers.
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IMG_0013.JPG6 viewsDazzling display of color.
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IMG_0015.JPG6 viewsIndian Paintbrush, daisies in blanket the floor of the valley.
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IMG_0017.JPG5 views
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IMG_0019.JPG6 viewsLooking east across Crystal Lake reveals the steep descent route (directly above the highest point of the foreground boulder).
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IMG_0020.JPG5 viewsWe descended just left of the dark rock outcrops (above the pack on the ground). It was quite steep in sections, and may have been more pleasant to descend to the lake from the south, walking around the knob on the right side of the photo.
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IMG_0022.JPG5 viewsOur descent route.
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IMG_0025.JPG5 views
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IMG_0023.JPG5 viewsAlternate descent just to the north (left as viewed from lake).
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IMG_0024.JPG7 viewsWhat we avoided by not descending the outflow at west end of Maryott Lake basin.
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