Last additions - "Epic White Cloud Backpacking Loop" revisited (again!), August 19, 2024
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DSCF0914.JPG5 viewsWCP-8 (10557') on the right. The pyramid shaped peak below the higher large cumulus is WCP-6 (10777').Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0913.JPG2 viewsThere was an intermittent stream in the drainage.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0911.JPG8 viewsI don't think I've ever gone the same way twice. The descent seemed easier this trip, especially near Warm Springs Creek where I managed to avoid the worst of the fallen timber.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0910.JPG3 viewsThe descent steepens here. Sometimes it's easiest to follow the bottom of the drainage, other times it is better on the NW slope just above the stream coarse.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0909.JPG3 viewsThe trail continues on the E side through large scree for a quarter mile or so before reaching the valley floor. I found it advantageous to descend as soon as possible to the dry stream coarse. One can already see the entrance to Iron Basin SE of Watson Peak, the reddish colored peak on the skyline left of center. Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0906.JPG8 viewsStrawberry Basin opens to the NW, then curves NE, descending to Warm Springs Creek.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0904.JPG7 viewsThe view across the Sawtooth Valley to Mt. Cramer. The smoke is staying out of sight to the N, fortunately!Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0905.JPG3 viewsThe first view of the White Clouds; WCP-8 (10557'), below the cloud on the right. The ridge to the right leads to D. O. Lee Peak (11342') 0.9 mile east hidden from view. Limestone gives The White Cloud Peaks their stark white appearance. This same feature is visible from the west side of Toxaway Lake in the Sawtooth range across the valley to the W.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0903.JPG7 viewsHeading N toward the saddle overlooking Strawberry Basin. There always seem to be a few tents here. The view is nice, but there is no water. Not sure why anyone would camp here. Maybe hunters preparing for bow season.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0901.JPG4 viewsLooking W, downslope into what's left of the forest.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0899.JPG2 viewsBlackman Peak, 10,300', NE of the saddle to the NNW of Fourth of July Creek trail head. There is an obscure trail on the E side of the drainage which becomes more defined the higher one climbs. It took me an hour and fifteen minutes to get here.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF0900.JPG3 viewsLooking SSE toward the trail head.Sep 09, 2024
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