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 DSCF0828.jpg4 viewsLooking west from my campsite across the inlet of Lake Imogene. I was not expecting to find a shallow, grassy inlet. I was hoping it would be deep here, allowing me to fish from rock walls, free of trees which make casting flies difficult.
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 DSCF0835.jpg4 viewsMy Zpacks Duplex 2 occupied this spot three nights. Unusual for me to stay that long in one spot!
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 DSCF0839.jpg4 viewsAscending north of the waterfall cascading from Lake 8556'.
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 DSCF0843.jpg4 viewsRidge southeast of Payette Peak above outlet stream from Lake 8556'.
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 DSCF0858.jpg4 viewsLake 8733' to the south.
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 DSCF0861.jpg4 viewsI arrive on the summit at 4:45 pm. I take a series of shots immediately. I don't see a summit register, but this is clearly the summit. The view is southwest down to Hidden Lake in the foreground. Further south is Virginia Lake, which I have visited on a previous trip, leaving the Petit-Toxaway Loop.
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 DSCF0865.jpg4 viewsTo the southwest is Imogene Lake (below center of frame to the left side of frame), where I started at noon. The Boulder Mountains are across the Stanley Valley (on the skyline right of center).
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 DSCF0866.jpg4 viewsTo the south, Snowyside Peak, rising south of Toxaway Lake (hidden from view), appears as the highest peak on the skyline, just left of center. I have summited this peak twice.
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 DSCF0819.jpg3 viewsLake at 8260'; outlet.
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 DSCF0822.jpg3 viewsI arrive at the southeast end of Imogene Lake at 5 pm. The sun is low enough that I really needed to shade the lens with my hand. I want to find a campsite near the inlet. By the time I get the tent set up, the food hang in place, and filter water, I doubt I will have time to fish. I am not familiar with campsites here, aside from being tired.
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 DSCF0823.jpg3 viewsFinally the sun reaches my camp. I was on the verge of being cold last night, and could have remedied that quickly by using that down jacket on my legs inside the sleeping bag, rather than as a pillow.
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 DSCF0834.jpg3 viewsA finger of the lake just east of my campsite; fall colors in morning sun. I could see trout cruising the shallows here.
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