Evolution Basin, July 15, 2012
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IMG_9189.JPG0 viewsWe start making dinner. I'm doubtful about the prospects for a beautiful display at sunset based on the cloud cover; time is 7:33 pm.
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IMG_9196.JPG0 views36 minutes later, the sun drops below the clouds and washes Mt. Darwin in alpenglow.
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IMG_9197.JPG1 viewsThe dark clouds in the background make the direct orange sunlight hitting the peaks even more dramatic.
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IMG_9209.JPG1 viewsI scramble up the bench above of our camp and get a view of the Goddard Divide to the south bathed in alpenglow.
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IMG_9213.JPG0 viewsThe shadows creep up from the basin floor to put out the intense light, leaving a more subtle glow. Mt. Huxley, at 13117' remains in direct light longer than many of the surrounding peaks.
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IMG_9229.JPG0 viewsBy 8:20 pm, the light is fading on Mt. Darwin at 13831'. The spectacular display lasts slightly over 10 minutes.
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IMG_9232.JPG0 viewsOnce again, we were in the right place at the right time; lucky to witness this amazing phenomenon. Now we can relax and have dinner.
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IMG_9242.JPG1 viewsThe view south from camp in morning light. Snow covered Goddard Divide looks very different than it did when I ran to see it in alpenglow the evening before.
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IMG_9246.JPG0 viewsThe JMT begins its descent to Sapphire Lake, and eventually, Evolution Valley to the northeast.
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