Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_3410.JPG20 viewsJust before 10 am, the professor checks the route description on the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle. Castle Peak, 11,815', the highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains can be seen on the skyline about 1/3 from the left edge of photo.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3408.JPG20 viewsLooking northwest from the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle, a tarn on the west side of the basin.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3404.JPG21 viewsJust after 7 am Sunday morning, we are off to climb Thompson Peak. Behind us, the first rays of sun hit Peak 10312 south southwest of Goat Lake.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3405.JPG20 viewsClimbing south toward the Thompson/Williams Saddle at the head of the hanging valley in which we are camped.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3401.JPG18 viewsI manage to catch some fading alpenglow on Thompson Peak and the northwest face of Williams Peak that lasted less than a minute as the sun dropped below clouds to the west. The professor is always faster on the draw with her point and shoot, but it has very limited low light capability.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3397.JPG19 viewsWe decide to get an early start for the peak Sunday morning, and relax and enjoy the beauty of our surroundings; something we don't seem to do since we never seem to allow enough time to accomplish what we set out to do. I intend to catch trout for dinner.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3395.JPG16 viewsWe set up camp, but have trouble deciding whether or not to attempt the peak today. The weather is improving, but it is getting late, having taken longer than we thought to get to this point. Ideally, we should be coming down from the summit of Thompson. The weather is still threatening.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3393.JPG19 viewsThis seems like a great place to camp, below Thompson Peak.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3386.JPG19 viewsPeak west of lake, in the basin above Goat Lake.Sep 18, 2013
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