Eclipse from Thompson Peak, August 21, 2017
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IMG_7886.JPG35 viewsThe wide lens captures the remoteness of this place under the eerie light of the eclipse--this is what I was hoping for! A contrail can be seen above the person in the chair, one third of the way above the horizon. Directly above us-- Venus.
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IMG_7887.JPG32 views
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IMG_7889.JPG38 viewsSomeone shouts, "The diamond!", and we realize totality has ended. It gets much brighter.
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IMG_7892.JPG28 viewsBy this time, Mike is visibly shivering; his teeth are chattering!
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IMG_7894.JPG31 views11:33 am; it's as though the sun is coming up again, but the increase in brightness is happening much faster.
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IMG_7895.JPG27 viewsThe "unnamed lake"; to the north, lying under the blanket of smoke is Stanley. Snow still extends into the lake in the chutes on the rock faces above. Compare this to summit photos in the gallery, "Thompson Peak, via Goat Lake, September 13, 2013" to see how much more snow fell last winter.
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IMG_7896.JPG31 viewsAn afterthought; with the 1.4 extender on the 70-200, I train the camera on what most people photographed, without much luck!
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IMG_7898.JPG30 viewsWe hang out on the peak for another hour, taking photos, and wait for the crowd to descend. Too much loose rock!
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IMG_7899.JPG27 viewsCastle Peak in the Boulder White Clouds, to the east across the Stanley Valley.
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IMG_7901.JPG24 views2 miles southwest as the crow files, North Raker is the unmistakable shark fin centered on the mid-distant ridge. No easy route on this peak; grade 3, class 6. Outstanding view while ascending to Ingeborg Lake above Spangle Lake in 2013.
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IMG_7902.JPG24 viewsSoutheast, beyond Grand Mogul on the right, toward Finger of Fate in the distance.
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IMG_7903.JPG23 viewsThe view south from Thompson Peak.
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