"Epic White Cloud Backpacking Loop" revisited, August 16, 2022
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DSCF0501.JPG11 viewsThe goat continues traversing the snowfield, seemingly reluctant to descend any further.
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DSCF0502.JPG8 viewsI descended the cascading stream to this point above Cirque Lake, seeing one of the group of four goats, but was unable to get a photo before he eluded me, disappearing around a corner. Rather than fish here, I decided to head down to and set up my camp at Cove Lake. It was already 10 after 6, and the weather looked unsettled.
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DSCF0504.JPG9 viewsThe spot I had planned to set up camp was occupied. I’ve never seen anybody camped there. This turned out to be a better camp, and far enough from the lake to avoid any hassle from wilderness police. I got to bed at a reasonable hour. This was the first night I set up the tent, due to threatening weather, and mosquitos. I got up early, after a good night’s sleep, to catch some alpenglow on the peaks above Cove Lake.
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DSCF0506.JPG9 viewsThe D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle above the inlet to Cove Lake.
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DSCF0507.JPG8 viewsLooking south from the inlet to Cove Lake. This is an area I enjoy fishing. The lake drops off quickly here, and there are not too many trees, beyond those in the foreground, to get my line hung up in while trying to cast.
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DSCF0508.JPG7 viewsAnother view of the D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle above the inlet to Cove Lake.
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DSCF0510.JPG8 viewsI fished at Cove, then climbed back up to Cirque, fishing Sapphire on the way back. I used grasshoppers with disappointing results. They were biting, but not very big. This one was just big enough to keep, and added some high quality protein, to the abundant food I carried in.
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DSCF0511.JPG8 viewsPeaks southeast of Cove Lake.
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DSCF0513.JPG8 viewsSomebody camped up above me at Sapphire asked if the gap on this ridge was new. I didn’t think so. It shows up in photos I took here two years ago.
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DSCF0512.JPG9 viewsThe “Cheese Grater”, the route to the more southerly Boulder Chain Lakes can be seen on frame right in this photo. The threatening weather turned to thundershowers an hour or so later, but not before I was able to cook my trout; delicious! It rained for about 45 minutes, but I was able to get outside afterward, and finish preparing for good night’s sleep.The “Cheese Grater”, the route to the more southerly Boulder Chain Lakes can be seen on frame right in this photo. The threatening weather turned to thu
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DSCF0516.JPG6 viewsAlpenglow; D. O. Lee Peak above the inlet at Cove Lake.
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DSCF0515.JPG8 viewsMorning, southeast from the inlet at Cove Lake.
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