Most viewed - Evolution Basin, July 15, 2012
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IMG_9053.JPG3 viewsWildflowers on the eastern shore of Wanda Lake, Evolution Basin.
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IMG_9048.JPG3 viewsThe western flank of the Goddard Divide leads to the left (east) all the way to Muir Pass, the low spot visible about 1/3 from the left edge of frame. Mt. Solomons is just south of the eastern end of the Divide, visible in the center on the skyline.
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IMG_9084.JPG3 viewsOn the summit of Mt. Solomons looking south. Charybdis juts skyward 1.4 miles south southeast. I summited Charybdis via the Northeast Shoulder, a classic 3rd class Sierra climb September 19, 1994.
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IMG_9087.JPG3 viewsThe view northwest down into Evolution Basin from the summit of Mt. Solomons.
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IMG_9090.JPG3 viewsDue east, from the summit of Mt. Solomons, Lake 11939 at the base the Black Giant and the Black Divide. On the Sierra Crest in the distance are Mt. Johnson, Mt. Goode, Mt. Agassiz (13,891'), and Mt. Winchell (13775').
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IMG_9089.JPG3 viewsDavis (left) and Wanda Lake from the summit of Mt. Solomons. Mt. McGee stands above Davis Lake. Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak (west of Mammoth Lakes) are visible on the distant horizon on the right edge of the photo.
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IMG_9088.JPG3 viewsWanda Lake from the summit of Mt. Solomons.
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IMG_9116.JPG3 viewsNorthwest from the summit of Mt. Solomons, the JMT descends to the right (north) into lower Evolution Basin in front of Peak 12245' before reaching Sapphire Lake. Evolution Valley is seen beyond the the gap between Peak 12242' and Peak 12245', above the lake in the left foreground.
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IMG_9119.JPG3 views50 miles to the northwest, Mt. Ritter, on the left with its distinctive snowband, and Matterhorn-shaped Banner Peak to the right, dominate the skyline for miles.
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IMG_9117.JPG3 viewsOur route will eventually take us over Lamarck Col via the Darwin Bench, the entrance to which can be seen in the center of the photo, above the long ridge leading down and right (west) from peak 12245'. That route climbs from the JMT just before the JMT drops down into Evolution Valley.
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IMG_9126.JPG3 viewsLakes 11592 and 11837 northwest of Charybdis, Ionian Basin from the summit of Mt. Solomons.
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IMG_9127.JPG3 viewsMt. Powell above Lake 11428. Echo Pass lies in the low point of the saddle to the left (west), and Clyde Sprires are above the saddle further left (west).
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