Most viewed - Eclipse from Thompson Peak, August 21, 2017
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IMG_7855.JPG29 viewsThe light only gets better...
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IMG_7869.JPG29 viewsBy 10:47, the eclipse had already begun. I tried to imagine what a shadow would like traveling from the west at 1600 mph. How could I capture that? Hopefully I would see a swath of darkness, with areas of daylight at the extreme edges of the field of view of my widest lens. Would there be enough light to handhold, or should I set the camera on a rock and guess a time exposure? I didn't think too long about this. I was enjoying the conversation I was having with these two about about extreme skiing.
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IMG_7878.JPG29 viewsIt became strangely quiet as people settled into awe of what they were witnessing from this lofty perspective.
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IMG_7892.JPG29 viewsBy this time, Mike is visibly shivering; his teeth are chattering!
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IMG_7856.JPG28 viewsThe big day has arrived! At 7:01, we are nearing the top of the steep couloir leading to the basin directly below Thompson Peak. With good route finding, we have avoided climbing on the frozen snow in the couloir.
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IMG_7836.JPG27 viewsThe outlet of Goat Lake. Thompson Peak is the distant peak left of the couloir rising above the far end of the lake. Mickey's Spire is directly above the couloir. Thompson Peak is ascended from the saddle between the two.
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IMG_7841.JPG27 viewsPerennial snowfield on the west side of Goat Lake.
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IMG_7844.JPG27 viewsMike pauses near the top of the snow couloir.
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IMG_7895.JPG27 viewsThe "unnamed lake"; to the north, lying under the blanket of smoke is Stanley. Snow still extends into the lake in the chutes on the rock faces above. Compare this to summit photos in the gallery, "Thompson Peak, via Goat Lake, September 13, 2013" to see how much more snow fell last winter.
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IMG_7899.JPG27 viewsCastle Peak in the Boulder White Clouds, to the east across the Stanley Valley.
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IMG_7842.JPG26 viewsTired, we arrive at the south end of Goat Lake, and watch someone reel in a nice sized trout from the inlet.
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IMG_7902.JPG26 viewsSoutheast, beyond Grand Mogul on the right, toward Finger of Fate in the distance.
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