Most viewed - Thompson Peak, via Goat Lake, September 13, 2013
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IMG_3386.JPG19 viewsPeak west of lake, in the basin above Goat Lake.
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IMG_3401.JPG19 viewsI manage to catch some fading alpenglow on Thompson Peak and the northwest face of Williams Peak that lasted less than a minute as the sun dropped below clouds to the west. The professor is always faster on the draw with her point and shoot, but it has very limited low light capability.
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IMG_3426.JPG19 viewsStanley can be on the valley floor, just above the long east ridge. The aluminum box containing the summit register was huge! It reminded me of a geo-cache, as it contained such items as a lighter, and a dime to phone home.
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IMG_3440.JPG19 viewsPhoto opps on the summit.
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IMG_3465.JPG19 views
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IMG_3466.JPG19 viewsBaron Peak, southwest from summit of Thompson peak.
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IMG_3491.JPG19 viewsThe view southeast from the summit of Thompson Peak; mountains, and more mountains.
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IMG_3493.JPG19 viewsThe distinctive profile of North Raker (Red Finger), south from the summit of Thompson Peak. The only route up is class 6 (direct aid).
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IMG_3490.JPG19 viewsFrom the summit of Thompson Peak, Castle Peak, 11,815', the highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains towers above the Stanley Valley to the east.
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IMG_3487.JPG19 viewsNorthwest from the summit of Thompson Peak. The orange block in the foreground is actually the pinnacle we first climbed in error, northwest of the west (true; depending on the source; see IMG_3503) summit.
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IMG_3512.JPG19 viewsMt. Williams above the Thompson/Williams Saddle.
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IMG_3516.JPG19 viewsThe professor looks back toward the summit of Thompson Peak from the upper lake basin south southeast of the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle.
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