Most viewed - "Epic White Cloud Backpacking Loop" revisited (again!), August 19, 2024
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DSCF0979.JPG3 viewsMoonset, WSW of the inlet at Cove Lake; 200 mm; 7:06 am.
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DSCF0982.JPG3 viewsAlpenglow; the saddle between D. O. Lee Peak and WCP-9; 22 mm. The sun has risen above the cloud veil of photo DSCF0975, and the color is more dramatic.
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DSCF0986.JPG3 viewsI took a photo (DSCF0964) from the same perspective the night before, but the alpenglow is more pronounced this evening. There are no clouds between the setting sun and the landscape.
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DSCF0987.JPG3 viewsThe is a small patch of snow above the lake in the center of the frame. In prior years at this time of the year a much larger snowbank existed right at the lakeshore below the small patch. There is less water in the streams this summer. There appears to be more algae in the shallow water along the shoreline in Cove Lake each year.
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DSCF1063.JPG3 viewsThe NE face of Peak 10857' drops down to Shallow Lake (hidden), due S. The SE face, hidden from view on the left, drops all the way to Quiet Lake.
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DSCF1066.JPG3 viewsPeak 10857' above the tarn just SW of Windy Devil. Didn't need to carry as much water from Scoop Lake. The water level of the tarn looks low.
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DSCF1067.JPG3 viewsThe pinnacle marking the descent down the Devil's Staircase to Born Lakes is just ahead. This tedious route cuts a full off of the backpack into Boulder Chain Lakes. Not that Four Lakes Basin and Quiet Lake are not worth visiting. Note the hail on the ground. Fortunately it was soft like snowflakes, rather than hard like marbles.
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DSCF1069.JPG3 viewsA closer look at the 'keyhole' in the pinnacle.
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DSCF1070.JPG3 viewsThe Born Lakes SW of the Devil's Staircase. The horizon is surprisingly clear of smoke. I've read the more northerly of the two chutes is best for a descent, while the chute just S (bottom foreground) is better ascended. I cannot confirm this as I have only descended the more northerly of the two chutes. That chute seems to go on and on, the lower third being the most tedious due to the loose scree. I try to stay close to the solid rock on either side of the chute.
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DSCF1071.JPG3 viewsThe descent took just under an hour. Looking back at what I think is the worst (most tedious) section; the lower third. Glad to be on firm terrain!
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DSCF1073.JPG3 viewsThe view WSW past the uppermost of the Born Lakes. Ants Basin is hidden on frame right (N), just below Blackman Peak.
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DSCF1076.JPG3 viewsI sensed this signpost was just ahead. I always keep a lookout for it. There are numerous paths around these lakes. Don't want to end up going a mile or so out of my way down Warm Springs Creek.
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