Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com

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IMG_9637.JPG7 viewsA late afternoon start hiking along Island Lake.
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IMG_9656.JPG7 viewsTarn in early morning fog south of Echo Lake.
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IMG_6144.JPG7 viewsThe Professor consults the map. The North Peak rises to the south.
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IMG_6146.JPG7 viewsAhead lies Shepherd Crest (left skyline) and Sky Pilot Col (just right of center skyline) to the north; It is already 4:25 pm, and we intend to descend to Shepherd Lake on the other side of the Col and camp this evening.
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IMG_6153.JPG7 viewsA wider view looking south of the east ridge of Mount Conness on the skyline, and the east ridge of North Peak in the middle ground. Frozen Cascade Lake is now below us in the foreground.
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IMG_6154.JPG7 viewsA tarn visible under the rapidly melting snowfield at 11250' southeast of Sky Pilot Col.
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IMG_6156.JPG7 views"On the visible portions of Saddlebag Lake, anglers' boats scuttle about like water beetles on a pond." Steve Roper, Timberline Country, The Sierra High Route.
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IMG_4844.JPG7 views16mm wide angle view from the summit of Half Dome west, southwest past the Merced River Drainage, and beyond the Clark Range.
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IMG_4896.JPG7 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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