Idaho Exposure

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

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 IMG_5859.JPG2 viewsSummit Lake on Sierra crest. Green Lake Trail junction hidden from view on right.
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 IMG_5862.JPG2 viewsThe surface of Summit Lake was still half frozen.
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 IMG_5921.JPG2 viewsThe adjacent Glen Aulin High Sierra camp just north of the falls was still not open to commercial packers due to snow. Nonetheless, it was already crowded with backpackers hurriedly claiming the nicer remaining numbered spots when we arrived the evening before-- a far cry from the solitude we experienced most of our hike.
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 IMG_5920.JPG2 viewsGlen Aulin Falls is actually the bottom of White Cascade.
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 IMG_6064.JPG2 viewsWe contoured along, then down slopes northwest toward Spuller Lake.
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 IMG_6085.JPG2 viewsThe route climbs north to a saddle on the east ridge of Mount Conness overlooking a steep droppoff to Greenstone Lake.
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 IMG_6121.JPG2 viewsDescending, already well below 11300' on the north side of the east ridge. The summit of Mount Conness on right skyline.
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