Last additions - Yosemite, North, July 17, 2011
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IMG_6225.JPG11 viewsA day hiker took our photo on the high saddle of Summit Lake Trail between the Green Lake Trail and the upper lakes in the Virginia Lakes basin. He hiked with us back to the trailhead, telling us his favorite area was Evolution Basin. That was our destination the following year (see Evolution Basin, July 15, 2012).Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6228.JPG10 viewsDec 17, 2012
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IMG_6219.JPG6 viewsA cornice high on the eastern side of the crest south of Summit Lake.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6218.JPG6 viewsCamiaca Peak rises above Summit Lake. The hiker is a ranger we met near the confluence of Virginia and Matterhorn Canyons six days ago on our way in.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6216.JPG6 viewsView northwest from Summit Lake.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6215.JPG5 viewsDec 17, 2012
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IMG_6220.JPG4 viewsA cornice high on the eastern side of the crest south of Summit Lake.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6209.JPG4 viewsLooking back at Shepherd Crest as we descend into Virginia Canyon to find the Summit Lake Trail. The low gap on the skyline is the north side of Sky Pilot Col.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6205.JPG5 viewsMorning at Shepherd Lake.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6206.JPG1 viewsSunlight hits Shepherd Crest. It is already almost 9 am, and the warming sunlight has not reached our camp tucked under the north side of the Crest. We got to bed late, but are glad to be north of Sky Pilot Col.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6201.JPG0 viewsThe Professor reflects on a long day in the waning alpenglow. The difficult sections of the hike are behind us.Dec 17, 2012
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IMG_6210.JPG2 viewsArriving at Summit Lake, we notice how much it has opened up since last being here seven days ago. The old rusty iron signposts of Yosemite National Park remind me of my earliest days backpacking.Dec 17, 2012
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