Idaho Exposure

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


Most viewed - Boulder Chain Lakes, September 8, 2015
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IMG_7061.JPG2 viewsSymmetrical reflection, Hidden Lake.
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IMG_7062.JPG2 viewsReflections, Hidden Lake.
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IMG_7071.JPG2 viewsSymmetrical reflection, Hummock Lake.
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IMG_7073.JPG2 viewsPolarized low angle light from the side creates a surreal effect; Hummock Lake.
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IMG_7082.JPG2 viewsAfter reading a story about a fly fisherman who, not expecting to find any trout up here, left his rod at camp far below, only to see some of the biggest trout of the entire trip swimming hungrily around the lake, I came prepared. Recently, a friend told me he had caught several large trout here. Other accounts told of guides icing up in the fall chill. I saw no trout here, but got did get spectacular views.
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IMG_7090.JPG2 viewsLooking north over Lonesome Lake.
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IMG_7094.JPG2 viewsCounter-clockwise from the left, Hidden Lake, Headwall Lake, Scoop Lake, and just visible where I started early this morning, Hummock Lake.
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IMG_7097.JPG2 viewsCounter-clockwise from the left, Hidden Lake, Headwall Lake, Scoop Lake, and just visible where I started early this morning, Hummock Lake.
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IMG_7106.JPG2 viewsCamp at Four Lakes Basin around 7 am, just before the first rays hit the surrounding peaks.
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IMG_7114.JPG2 viewsI would like to fish, but the light is too good to put down the camera.
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IMG_7132.JPG2 viewsThe north face of Castle Peak rising over the ridge beyond Rock Lake in Four Lakes Basin. I fish several of the lakes in this basin, but only very small trout seem to be interested in the flies I cast.
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IMG_7138.JPG2 viewsI have better luck at the larger of the Born Lakes, at 9555'.
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