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_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_5954.JPG2 viewsPack train on its way to Glen Aulin.
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IMG_5971.JPG2 viewsFrom Gaylor Lakes basin looking southwest across Tuolumne Meadows to Cathedral Peak (above pack).
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IMG_6070.JPG2 viewsStaying high to the west on the butress, we avoided steeper sections further north, descending to this mostly frozen lake south of Spuller Lake.
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IMG_6099.JPG2 viewsSky Pilot Col...hopefully, by the time we reach it, the snow will be soft enough to ascend safely, since we are not carrying ice axes.
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IMG_6094.JPG2 viewsThe south side of the east ridge of Mount Conness towers over an extensive flat area at about 10,900'.
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