Idaho Exposure

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


Most viewed - Ten Lakes Basin via Pettit/Toxaway Loop, August 4, 2013
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IMG_3063.JPG36 viewsCreek crossing above Farley Lake.
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IMG_3216.JPG34 viewsA group of nurses who had packed into Alice Lake with Llamas invited us for a glass of wine and conversation.
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IMG_3229.JPG34 viewsOne of the nurses took our photo posing with Fred, and the other Llamas.
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IMG_3090.JPG30 viewsTaking a break at a tarn on the saddle between Vernon and Ardeth Lake.
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IMG_3172.JPG30 viewsLooking east from the saddle between the lake basin west of Snowyside Peak and lakes 9167' (lower right) and 9050' above Alpine Creek and Alturas Creek Road. Our route into the Pettit Lake drainage via Twin Lakes lies just left of the two outcrops on the ridge leading down from the upper left corner of the photo.
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IMG_3048.JPG29 viewsWaterfall below Farley Lake.
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IMG_3231.JPG29 viewsMattingly Peak and the Sawtooth Crest rise above Alice Lake.
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IMG_3046.JPG28 viewsFording the stream above McDonald Lake at 7200'.
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IMG_3064.JPG28 viewsCastle Peak above Stanley Valley.
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IMG_3176.JPG28 viewsWe contoured across the slope to get to the notch leading to Twin Lakes ( just left of the two outcrops on the right end of the ridge, about 3/4 right in photo), but it would have been faster to descend to the lake, then climb back up on stable rock and boulders.
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