Most viewed - Goat Lake, Thompson Peak loop September 4, 2010
IMG_5942.JPG13 viewsEast face of Thompson Peak. The edge of the "unnamed lake" can be seen in the lower left corner.
IMG_5950.JPG13 viewsThe descent to the climber's trail involved surprisingly little boulder hopping with careful route finding.
IMG_5953.JPG13 viewsHappy to be nearing the "unnamed lake"...not a moment too soon. We did get to Alpine Way before losing the light, but the difficulties getting back to the Iron Creek trailhead proved to be far from over.
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IMG_5949.JPG12 viewsThe upper lake in the cirque below the east face of Thompson Peak.
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IMG_5954.JPG11 viewsThompson Peak's shadow reaches across the valley between Redfish and Little Redfish Lakes. The dark meadow marking the beginning of the climber's trail leading back to Alpine Way can be seen in the lower far left, just above the boulder field.