Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_6113.JPG1 viewsClose to the highpoint on the ridge, the professor catches her breath. North Peak rises dramatically behind.
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IMG_6129.JPG1 viewsA cascading stream running under a lower section of the Conness Glacier has opened a sinkhole.
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IMG_6193.JPG1 viewsA frozen tarn buried in the snow on the north side of Sky Pilot Col.
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IMG_6199.JPG1 viewsJust above Shepherd Lake, losing the light at 9:10 pm. The descent has been on steep snowfields for the most part, and the Professor is getting a crash course on negotiating this kind of terrain with a heavy pack.
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IMG_6210.JPG1 viewsArriving at Summit Lake, we notice how much it has opened up since last being here seven days ago. The old rusty iron signposts of Yosemite National Park remind me of my earliest days backpacking.
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IMG_6206.JPG1 viewsSunlight hits Shepherd Crest. It is already almost 9 am, and the warming sunlight has not reached our camp tucked under the north side of the Crest. We got to bed late, but are glad to be north of Sky Pilot Col.
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IMG_4695.JPG1 viewsThe Cathedral Range over the Tuolumne River, looking south from the PCT.
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IMG_4704.JPG1 viewsSnack break at the foot bridge above Tuolumne Falls on the PCT.
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IMG_4715.JPG1 viewsWhite Cascade at Glen Aulin.
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