Most viewed - "Epic White Cloud Backpacking Loop" revisited, August 27, 2023
DSCF0691.JPG4 viewsI can see the route I will be taking rising directly ahead. I'm aiming for that large outcrop visible on the slope high in the middle of the frame.
DSCF0700.JPG4 viewsArriving at the base of the outcrop, and welcome solid rock. Three years ago at this same point in the climb, a thunderstorm rolled in from the west. Lightening was flashing all about, accompanied by crashes of thunder. I was pelted with hail. I did not dare stop to put on my mountain parka. One of the most frightening experiences I can recall in the mountains!
DSCF0703.JPG4 viewsLooking back toward Iron Basin; WCP-5 on the right with its split summit and WCP-7 (10777'), due east of Ocalkens Lake. WCP-7 is on the same ridge as WCP-8, about 1.25 miles further as the ridge curves to the north, forming the western boundary of Bighorn Basin.
DSCF0704.JPG4 viewsThe view west south west from the rock outcrop just below the WCP-9 / D. O. Lee Peak saddle. WCP-8 (10557') is on the right (north) of the foreground ridge which forms the southwest wall above the upper reaches of Bighorn Basin. The Sawtooth crest is on the western horizon. That might be Redfish Lake below the crest in the center of frame.
DSCF0683.JPG3 viewsWatson Peak looms above the entrance Iron Basin proper, to the west.
DSCF0707.JPG3 viewsLooking northwest from the WCP-9 / D. O. Lee Peak saddle. The entrance to the upper end of Iron Basin is seen just right of the center of the frame.
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