Most viewed - White Clouds; Castle Peak Loop revisited, August 29, 2014
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IMG_6761.JPG11 viewsA thirty second exposure at the middle Chamberlain Lake (9477') as the full moon drops below the western horizon. A headlamp, and some firelight paints the foreground.
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IMG_6764.JPG11 viewsPhotographing the upper Chamberlain Lake (9849'). Directly over that ridge behind the Professor is Washington Lake. It seems we could have saved ourselves considerable time by traveling cross country. There is considerable uphill encountered on the trail once it turns north along Washington Creek. Looking at the map, there does not seem to be much gain. That trail, however, felt steep to me. Perhaps it was because I was under the mistaken impression it was mostly downhill to Fourth of July Lake.
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IMG_6770.JPG11 viewsDescending to the middle Chamberlain Lake (9477'). We camped the previous night about half way along the far (east) side at a horse packer camp complete with a steel cable stock tie. Not a very aesthetic camp, and very little firewood to cook our trout. I had no luck fishing here the previous evening, or the next morning.
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IMG_6670.JPG10 viewsBelow Castle Peak, the Professor puts together our first lunch installment; salami and cheese on sourdough baguette.
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IMG_6674.JPG10 viewsThe Sawtooth Range across Stanley Valley to the west.
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IMG_6692.JPG10 viewsJust after 7:30 am, the sunlight works its way toward camp. Rain caught us by surprise about 11 pm the evening before, and I welcomed the sunshine to dry things out. Two more hours went by before direct sunlight finally warmed our camp.
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IMG_6710.JPG10 viewsWe spent the night at this cabin at 9232' on the jeep road which climbs the ridge southwest of Baker Lake.
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IMG_6712.JPG10 viewsThe plan was to camp at Castle Lake, but we arrived here at 6:37 pm. We wanted to cook trout caught at Noisy Lake earlier in the day, and the plentiful supply of firewood, convenient benches and fire ring made this site very attractive that late in the day. Fires are not allowed at Castle Lake. Water was a short distance down the trail. It had been a cold, clear night, and the sun hit the cabin very early, making it a great place to get up early and enjoy the view.
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IMG_6719.JPG10 viewsThe view northeast beyond Baker Lake from the footpath to Castle Lake.
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