Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_9136.JPG5 viewsTo the east, beyond the Black Giant and the Black Divide, Mt. Agassiz (left, 13,891'), Mt. Winchell (13775'), and Thunderbolt Peak (14003') at the northern end of the Palisade Region, on the Sierra Crest.
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IMG_9141.JPG5 viewsDue east, from the summit of Mt. Solomons, Lake 11939 at the base the Black Giant and the Black Divide.
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IMG_9145.JPG5 viewsWanda Lake from the summit of Mt. Solomons. Our camp is hidden, between the far (north) side of Wanda Lake and the small lake to the right (east).
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IMG_9164.JPG5 viewsA wide angle shot looking south from the summit of Mt. Solomons, into the Ionian Basin. The entrance to the 'Enchanted Gorge' between Scylla and Charybdis is just left (east) of center; lakes 11592 and 11837 to the right.
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IMG_5849.JPG5 viewsThere was snow at the trailhead.
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IMG_5853.JPG5 viewsNorthwest from saddle on Summit Lake Trail before meeting Green Lake Trail. Virginia Peak is most prominent. Whorl Mountain is on the left skyline. Matterhorn Peak (and the Sawtooth Ridge extending NW from it) stacks up behind and left of Virginia Peak.
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IMG_5858.JPG5 viewsSun shining through a cornice high on the eastern side of the crest south of Summit Lake.
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IMG_5879.JPG5 viewsThese old rusty trail signs have always been a reminder that I am in Yosemite.
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IMG_5895.JPG5 viewsLooking north up Spiller Creek Canyon.
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