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IMG_7898.JPG30 viewsWe hang out on the peak for another hour, taking photos, and wait for the crowd to descend. Too much loose rock!Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7896.JPG31 viewsAn afterthought; with the 1.4 extender on the 70-200, I train the camera on what most people photographed, without much luck!Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7895.JPG27 viewsThe "unnamed lake"; to the north, lying under the blanket of smoke is Stanley. Snow still extends into the lake in the chutes on the rock faces above. Compare this to summit photos in the gallery, "Thompson Peak, via Goat Lake, September 13, 2013" to see how much more snow fell last winter.Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7894.JPG31 views11:33 am; it's as though the sun is coming up again, but the increase in brightness is happening much faster.Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7892.JPG28 viewsBy this time, Mike is visibly shivering; his teeth are chattering!Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7889.JPG38 viewsSomeone shouts, "The diamond!", and we realize totality has ended. It gets much brighter. Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7887.JPG32 viewsAug 30, 2017
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IMG_7886.JPG35 viewsThe wide lens captures the remoteness of this place under the eerie light of the eclipse--this is what I was hoping for! A contrail can be seen above the person in the chair, one third of the way above the horizon. Directly above us-- Venus.Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7883.JPG38 viewsI tilt up to include the corona--small, but visible with the 16mm. Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7881.JPG40 viewsAs I imagined, there appeared to be daylight on the southern horizon. The digital back of Mike's camera shows brightly in the dim light of totality. Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7878.JPG27 viewsIt became strangely quiet as people settled into awe of what they were witnessing from this lofty perspective.Aug 30, 2017
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IMG_7877.JPG30 viewsPeople busied themselves with an array of recording devices. Many had carried tripods to the summit. Some held the inexpensive viewing glasses in front of point-and-shoot cameras.Aug 30, 2017
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