Yosemite, North, July 17, 2011
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IMG_6062.JPG0 viewsHere, huge Saddlebag Lake came into view to the northeast.
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IMG_6064.JPG1 viewsWe contoured along, then down slopes northwest toward Spuller Lake.
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IMG_6068.JPG0 viewsSuncups made travel slower, but safer on the steeper slopes.
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IMG_6070.JPG0 viewsStaying high to the west on the butress, we avoided steeper sections further north, descending to this mostly frozen lake south of Spuller Lake.
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IMG_6075.JPG0 viewsChecking our position just west of Maul Lake.
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IMG_6076.JPG0 viewsEntering the zone of confusion. The Secor book states camping is prohibited in the area near the Carnegie Institute Experimental Station. The Forest Service Rangers who issued our permit knew nothing about that.
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IMG_6077.JPG0 viewsUnnamed lake north of Green Treble Lake.
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IMG_6078.JPG0 viewsThe route continues north climbing up and over the east ridge of Mount Conness. We decided to tackle that early in the morning.
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IMG_6079.JPG0 viewsWe had hoped to climb Mount Conness, but we did not have enough time. Our camp was on a plateau east of Alpine Lake, overlooking the zone of confusion.
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IMG_6082.JPG1 viewsHopefully, an early start crossing east ridge of Mount Conness today if we can get packed.
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