Most viewed - Thompson Peak, via Goat Lake, September 13, 2013
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IMG_3393.JPG20 viewsThis seems like a great place to camp, below Thompson Peak.
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IMG_3397.JPG20 viewsWe decide to get an early start for the peak Sunday morning, and relax and enjoy the beauty of our surroundings; something we don't seem to do since we never seem to allow enough time to accomplish what we set out to do. I intend to catch trout for dinner.
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IMG_3410.JPG20 viewsJust before 10 am, the professor checks the route description on the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle. Castle Peak, 11,815', the highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains can be seen on the skyline about 1/3 from the left edge of photo.
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IMG_3454.JPG20 viewsThe author 'standing on top of the world' as photographed by the professor.
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IMG_3476.JPG20 viewsThe summit of Williams peak from the summit of Thompson Peak.
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Another view southeast from the summit of Thompson Peak.
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IMG_3505.JPG20 viewsD. O. Lee Peak in the Whiteclouds rising above the Stanley Valley to the east, viewed through a slot descending to the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle.
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IMG_3508.JPG20 viewsThe basin west of the Thompson/Williams Saddle. We are heading for the middle drainage, which drops steeply into the lake basin south of Goat Lake.
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IMG_3385.JPG19 viewsI also learned that they had successfully fished this lake using spinning gear. Encouraging news, since I carried my pack fly rod and reel up here on top of 3 plus lenses and a DSLR.
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