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DSCF1097.JPG2 viewsThis tarn is at an elevation of 9730', well above Fourth of July Lake. The water is a bit brackish, but will do in a pinch. I hear from more than one party ascending from the Fourth of July trail head that the road from Stanley to Grandjean was is still closed. I'm making good time, and will be able to make the most of the remaining light, getting to Ketchum just as it is getting dark. I reach the trail head at 7:30 pm, completing the "epic White Cloud backpack loop" for the fourth time.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1095.JPG2 viewsFourth of July Lake to the S.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1094.JPG2 viewsDescending toward Fourth of July Lake from the top of the ridge SW of Ants Basin, looking W across the Sawtooth Valley. One can see the smoke from the Wapiti fire S of Stanley on frame right (N). Yesterday I was told the road from Stanley to Grandjean was still closed. I'm hoping that has changed, but not counting on it.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1093.JPG1 viewsShadows drifting across the face of WCP-8 (10557') from the top of the ridge SW of Ants Basin. (58 mm)Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1089.JPG1 viewsThe familiar orange band I navigated toward the first day to the trip descending Strawberry Basin to Warm Springs Creek from the top of the ridge SW of Ants Basin. (200 mm)Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1087.JPG1 viewsWCP-8 (10557') from the top of the ridge SW of Ants Basin. (95 mm)Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1086.JPG1 viewsThe pinnacle immediately S of the Devil's Staricase from the top of the ridge SW of Ants Basin. (200 mm)Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1084.JPG1 viewsWCP-8 (10557') above the Warm Springs Creek drainage. The constantly changing light and shadow drifting across the limestone face provide photo opps.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1083.JPG1 viewsClimbing out of Ants Basin, looking ENE across the upper reaches of the Warm Springs Creek drainage below the Born Lakes. The pinnacle marking the Devil's Staricase is prominent on the skyline.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1079.JPG1 viewsFrom Ants Basin, looking E above the Born Lakes (hidden in the trees) to the pinnacle immediately S of the Devil's Staricase. Skies have cleared.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1078.JPG1 viewsFinishing the climb to Ants Basin I'm rewarded with a nice view down Warm Springs Creek. There is light on the limestone ridge with the familiar orange band I navigated toward the first day to the trip descending Strawberry Basin to Warm Springs Creek. I have not traveled the section of trail that unfolds below. It would be another way to do the loop, avoiding some to the problems encountered descending the lowest part of Strawberry Basin.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1077.JPG1 viewsNot a lens flare; it is a dust devil high on the slope to the S, before the initial climb leading to Ants Basin. Interesting that the topographic map I have been relying on (National Geographic TOPO!) does not even show the well-established trail between the Born Lakes and Ants Basin. I haven't looked at it the entire trip, but I have used it extensively documenting these photographs.Sep 09, 2024
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