Most viewed - Big Boulder Lakes, Boulder Chain Lakes loop, September 6, 2018
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DSCF0456.JPG7 viewsThis low point, to the southwest, I soon realized, was not the correct saddle to descend to Hummock lake.
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DSCF0347.JPG6 viewsOutlet stream half a mile below Island Lake, Big Boulder Lakes.
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DSCF0349.JPG6 viewsCamp before the storm; inlet Island Lake, Big Boulder Lakes.
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DSCF0386.JPG6 viewsMountain Goat, aware of my presence, just south of the stream between Sapphire and Cove Lakes, Big Boulder Lakes.
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DSCF0401.JPG6 viewsThe view south toward Peak 11272 to the south of my camp at the inlet of Cove Lake.
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DSCF0406.JPG6 viewsThe North Ridge (Class 3) ascends from the saddle above Cirque Lake.
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DSCF0414.JPG6 viewsCastle Peak, obscured by smoke, in the distance, southeast from the summit of D. O. Lee Peak.
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DSCF0436.JPG6 viewsMorning alpenglow; Peak 11272 above Cove Lake, Big Boulder Lakes.
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DSCF0460.JPG6 viewsThe view north from the low saddle at the top of the steep snow field (I avoided) which drops all the way to the tarn below.
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DSCF0484.JPG6 viewsMy campground is minutes away down a grassy slope; no more boulder-hopping. I'm thinking the far side of Hummock Lake, where I read there is a "primo" campground.
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DSCF0487.JPG6 viewsI hope the "primo" camp spot across Hummock Lake is not occupied.
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DSCF0492.JPG6 viewsThe wind is already picking up.
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