Idaho Exposure

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


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IMG_9135.JPG4 viewsOn the distant Sierra Crest to the east, Middle Palisade (left) and the pyramidal shaped The Thumb beyond the Black Divide, from the summit of Mt. Solomons.
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IMG_9136.JPG5 viewsTo the east, beyond the Black Giant and the Black Divide, Mt. Agassiz (left, 13,891'), Mt. Winchell (13775'), and Thunderbolt Peak (14003') at the northern end of the Palisade Region, on the Sierra Crest.
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IMG_9137.JPG8 viewsChasm Lake at the entrance to the 'Enchanted Gorge' between Scylla and Charybdis in the Ionian Basin.
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IMG_9138.JPG7 viewsUnnamed lake at 11266' just northwest of the base of Charybdis, and Chasm Lake below and to the west in the Ionian Basin.
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IMG_9140.JPG5 viewsCharybdis, from the summit of Mt. Solomons.
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IMG_9141.JPG5 viewsDue east, from the summit of Mt. Solomons, Lake 11939 at the base the Black Giant and the Black Divide.
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IMG_9142.JPG3 viewsThe Muir Hut on Muir Pass from the summit of Mt. Solomons.
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IMG_9145.JPG5 viewsWanda Lake from the summit of Mt. Solomons. Our camp is hidden, between the far (north) side of Wanda Lake and the small lake to the right (east).
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IMG_9152.JPG7 viewsTo the east, the Black Divide. On the Sierra Crest in the distance are Mt. Johnson, Mt. Goode, Mt. Agassiz (13,891'), and Mt. Winchell (13775').
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IMG_9159.JPG7 viewsA wide angle shot looking north from the summit of Mt. Solomons. Left to right are Davis Lake, Wanda Lake, and Helen Lake.
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IMG_9163.JPG7 viewsSouthwest from the summit of Mt. Solomons, Mt. Reinstein above lakes 11592 and 11837 in the Ionian Basin.
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IMG_9164.JPG7 viewsA wide angle shot looking south from the summit of Mt. Solomons, into the Ionian Basin. The entrance to the 'Enchanted Gorge' between Scylla and Charybdis is just left (east) of center; lakes 11592 and 11837 to the right.
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