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 IMG_5335.jpg72 viewsSoutheast from the summit, Finger of Fate rises in shadow from just above the center on the far right. The lakelet at 8607' is seen just below the center on the far left.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5328.jpg76 viewsQuartzite Peak (left) and Braxon Peak (right) form the rear and brighter of the two sunlit ridges on the left.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5325.jpg77 viewsNorth from the Summit, sunlight highlights the pink granite Elephant's Perch. Rising directly above and behind are the peaks Goat Perch to Redfish Point on the right.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5322.jpg80 viewsBasin below South Ridge of Decker Peak. Most boulders can be avoided by moving left, then right, then climbing the headwalls right of center. Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5318.jpg75 viewsFriction slabs leading to upper basin below South Ridge of Decker Peak.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5310.jpg59 viewsNorthwest from lakelet at 8607'.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5311.jpg61 viewsSouth Ridge of Decker Peak, dawn.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5302.jpg74 viewsThe view north from lakelet at 8607'.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5308.jpg65 viewsInlet creek, and camp to the west, lakelet at 8607'.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5283.jpg74 viewsAscending the sparse trail up Huckleberry Creek.Sep 20, 2008
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 IMG_5296.jpg82 viewsTaking a GPS reading in the upper reaches of the Decker Creek Drainage.Sep 20, 2008
 
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