Idaho Exposure

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


Most viewed - Yosemite, North, July 17, 2011
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IMG_6079.JPG3 viewsWe had hoped to climb Mount Conness, but we did not have enough time. Our camp was on a plateau east of Alpine Lake, overlooking the zone of confusion.
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IMG_6059.JPG3 viewsOne the other side of the saddle, we passed a small lake, swollen by all the melting snow.
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IMG_6077.JPG3 viewsUnnamed lake north of Green Treble Lake.
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IMG_6092.JPG3 viewsGreenstone and Saddlebag Lake.
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IMG_6120.JPG3 viewsDescending after climbing to about 11300' on the east ridge of Mount Conness.
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IMG_6193.JPG3 viewsA frozen tarn buried in the snow on the north side of Sky Pilot Col.
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IMG_6199.JPG3 viewsJust above Shepherd Lake, losing the light at 9:10 pm. The descent has been on steep snowfields for the most part, and the Professor is getting a crash course on negotiating this kind of terrain with a heavy pack.
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IMG_6206.JPG3 viewsSunlight hits Shepherd Crest. It is already almost 9 am, and the warming sunlight has not reached our camp tucked under the north side of the Crest. We got to bed late, but are glad to be north of Sky Pilot Col.
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IMG_5912.JPG2 viewsReturn Creek downstream from our easy crossing.
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IMG_5938.JPG2 viewsMist, Tuolumne Falls.
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