Thompson Peak, via Goat Lake, September 13, 2013
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IMG_3292.JPG16 viewsLooking southeast from near the Goat Lake use trail turnoff, the route climbs the right (north) side of the drainage to Goat Lake which is hidden between the two peaks.
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IMG_3295.JPG18 viewsWe had a welcome break from the late afternoon downpour which left numerous slides and hail on the steep, erosion-prone middle sections of the route to Goat Lake.
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IMG_3298.JPG17 viewsLooking across the Stanley Valley to the east, rain was falling in the White Clouds.
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IMG_3304.JPG18 viewsThe sun was trying to break through the cloud cover, casting encouraging displays of light on the green hillsides above Stanley Valley.
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IMG_3306.JPG16 viewsThe professor boulder hops with a full pack just below the outlet of Goat Lake. Note the large granite friction slab in the foreground; a nice break from the boulders.
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IMG_3312.JPG20 viewsWe reach serene Goat Lake about 7 pm. The snow-filled couloir on the northwest side of the lake looks smaller this year.
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IMG_3314.JPG21 viewsThe remaining consolidated snow in the couloir draining into the south end of Goat Lake offers a fast route to the upper lake basin we had hoped to reach before dark. Thompson Peak, our objective for the following day, appears to be making its own weather.
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IMG_3316.JPG20 viewsWith threatening storm clouds closing in, we make the conservative decision to camp here. If the weather does not worsen, we will make up any distance we could have covered tonight by getting an earlier start in the morning, but end up setting up camp twice.
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IMG_3321.JPG29 viewsWhile cooking dinner, the clouds descend to the lake. Within minutes it is pouring rain. We eat dinner comfortably in the tent, having made the correct decision. It rains for an hour and a half, stopping long enough to hang our food, and get ready for bed.
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