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IMG_6786.JPG7 viewsWashington Lake! I wash my feet and change socks for the final 2.5 miles to the car. Next time I will consider a direct cross country route over the saddle directly west of the lake to the upper Chamberlain Lake (9849').
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IMG_6785.JPG7 viewsThe pass is a superb place for lunch, with great views and shade.
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IMG_6215.JPG7 viewsGrasses in the flooded meadow west of Stanley Lake.
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IMG_6216.JPG7 viewsHenry's Fork of the Snake River; downstream from Upper Coffee Pot Campground.
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IMG_6975.JPG7 viewsThe highest two lakes in Four Lakes Basin.
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IMG_7500.JPG7 viewsTired, and armed with an antiquated topo, we miss the turnoff to Birdbill Lake at a saddle on Fishfin Ridge, and descend to Wilson Lake.
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IMG_7534.JPG7 viewsFinally, just after 3 pm, we arrive at Ship Island Lake. We have descended 1000 feet in about 2 hours, and still have to climb back over the saddle to get back to our camp.
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DSCF0418.JPG7 viewsThe view north to the saddle, bisected by the shadow of a passing cloud, half the brilliant white sedimentary limestone still in sunlight.
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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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DSCF0416.JPG7 viewsOne of the easier log crossings over Trail Creek, well before arriving at Trail Lakes.
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DSCF0415.JPG7 viewsWildflowers encountered with the first 2 miles high above Trail Creek.
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