Ten Lakes Basin via Pettit/Toxaway Loop, August 4, 2013
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IMG_3166.JPG22 viewsLooking north across Heart Lake (8562' on topo) from our camp.
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IMG_3169.JPG25 viewsOur camp on west shore of Heart Lake (8562' on topo).
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IMG_3172.JPG30 viewsLooking east from the saddle between the lake basin west of Snowyside Peak and lakes 9167' (lower right) and 9050' above Alpine Creek and Alturas Creek Road. Our route into the Pettit Lake drainage via Twin Lakes lies just left of the two outcrops on the ridge leading down from the upper left corner of the photo.
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IMG_3173.JPG26 viewsLooking east, southeast from the saddle between the lake basin west of Snowyside Peak and lakes 9167' (lower right) and 9050' above Alpine Creek.
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IMG_3176.JPG26 viewsWe contoured across the slope to get to the notch leading to Twin Lakes ( just left of the two outcrops on the right end of the ridge, about 3/4 right in photo), but it would have been faster to descend to the lake, then climb back up on stable rock and boulders.
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IMG_3179.JPG23 viewsLooking north, northwest from the saddle, back toward he lake basin west of Snowyside Peak. It looks like a lot of boulder hopping, but by following the grassy areas up from the lake basin almost to the highest trees, then continuing more or less in about the middle right of the photo, it went surprisingly fast, and was not bad. We stayed higher on the moraine, west, of the lower drainage, even though there was some snow.
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IMG_3181.JPG23 viewsThis wider view looking north, northwest from the saddle, back toward he lake basin west of Snowyside Peak shows more of the ridge north of Snowyside Peak on the right of the photo.
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IMG_3183.JPG23 viewsLooking up the southwest ridge of Snowyside Peak from the saddle.
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IMG_3185.JPG24 viewsThe summit of Snowyside Peak is on the skyline, about 2/3 to the right in the photo.
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IMG_3190.JPG26 viewsThe Stanley Valley, and the familiar White Clouds are seen in this telephoto shot from the notch leading to Twin Lakes and the Pettit drainage. Alice Lake is on the right.
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IMG_3191.JPG27 viewsTwin Lakes from the notch.
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IMG_3192.JPG24 viewsWide view of the entire Pettit Lake drainage from the notch.
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