Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com

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IMG_4668.JPG2 viewsRainbow above Lee Vining and Mono Lake from Conway Summit, Highway 395.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4647.JPG5 viewsThe Sawtooth Ridge from Bridgeport Valley, north of Bridgeport on Route 395. Matterhorn Peak on the far left; Blacksmith Peak on the Right. The Cleaver, extending down from Cleaver Peak, divides the snowfield about 1/3 from the right edge of photo. Glacier Col is the low point on the crest just right of the Cleaver, and left of Blacksmith Peak.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_3529.JPG21 viewsThe deep lake high in the lake basin south of Goat Lake. There is a waterfall at its outlet, but you will have to go there to see it. This is the second trip we've taken here, and I still have not photographed it. The professor declined the opportunity to be photographed standing next to it.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3532.JPG24 viewsTraversing the east side of Goat Lake seemed much more difficult than it had the day before. It's already 6:40 pm, and we have not reached the outlet. We ended up reaching our car at about 10 pm, a much longer descent than I had estimated. It was a long day, but a fantastic one-- and not the first time we returned to Iron Creek trailhead after dark!Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3531.JPG19 viewsCamp is just around the corner of the tree-covered bluff in the upper center of photo. It is almost 3 pm, and we still have to strike our camp, and walk out with full packs around Goat Lake, and down to Iron Creek trailhead. We made a few routefinding errors descending to this lake, and the professor is experiencing some painful stomach cramps. Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3523.JPG18 viewsTarn at lower end of the upper lake basin south southeast of the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle. We remembered to recover our water purifier left here 5 hours earlier. Below the outlet is the precipitous descent to the lake basin south of Goat Lake, and our camp.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3519.JPG15 viewsDirt outlines the rims of the suncups on this perennial snowfield above the deep lake just west of the Thompson/Williams Saddle.Sep 18, 2013
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