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DSCF0506.JPG9 viewsThe D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle above the inlet to Cove Lake.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0504.JPG9 viewsThe spot I had planned to set up camp was occupied. I’ve never seen anybody camped there. This turned out to be a better camp, and far enough from the lake to avoid any hassle from wilderness police. I got to bed at a reasonable hour. This was the first night I set up the tent, due to threatening weather, and mosquitos. I got up early, after a good night’s sleep, to catch some alpenglow on the peaks above Cove Lake.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0501.JPG11 viewsThe goat continues traversing the snowfield, seemingly reluctant to descend any further.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0502.JPG8 viewsI descended the cascading stream to this point above Cirque Lake, seeing one of the group of four goats, but was unable to get a photo before he eluded me, disappearing around a corner. Rather than fish here, I decided to head down to and set up my camp at Cove Lake. It was already 10 after 6, and the weather looked unsettled.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0500.JPG9 viewsThis appears to be the juvenile, high above the tarn, keeping a close eye on me.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0499.JPG9 views5 mountain goats, including two lambs, came bolting down from the D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle to this spot above the cascading waterfall that leads down to Cirque Lake on the left. One lamb split off from the group, staying high above the tarn. The others gathered just in front of the rock in the center of the photo. I turned around to put the long lens on my camera, but when I turned back, they had vanished. There were tracks in the snow.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0498.JPG10 viewsFrom the D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle, the view west-southwest beyond Ants Basin, across the Sawtooth Valley to the Sawtooth Range. This is view is slightly further west than photo 495.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0497.JPG12 viewsThe view down, east-southeast, into the upper reaches of Bighorn Basin from the D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle. The Sawtooth Range can be seen across the Sawtooth Valley.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0496.JPG9 viewsFrom the D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle, the view northwest beyond Bighorn Basin. Right of center is the entrance to Iron Basin where I came from. Three quarters to left of frame, close to skyline, is summit of Watson Peak. Just right of center, vertically in the center, is the horn I climbed behind. A faint goat trail leads toward the bottom right corner of the frame. Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0495.JPG10 viewsFrom the D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle, the view west-southwest beyond Ants Basin, across the Sawtooth Valley to the Sawtooth Range. There are numerous storm cells in the distance.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0494.JPG8 viewsI arrive at the D. O. Lee/WCP-9 saddle about 5 pm, an hour and a half after starting. I can see rain falling to the east-southeast, and felt a few drops on the ascent, but there was none of the feared lightning. Below is the inlet to Cirque Lake. Below that is Sapphire and Cove Lakes, all in the Big Boulder Lakes Basin.Aug 28, 2022
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DSCF0491.JPG9 viewsLooking southeast, further up into Bighorn Basin.Aug 28, 2022
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