Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_1740.jpg47 viewsTranquil Cape Horn Lakes in late afternoon light.
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IMG_1712.jpg45 viewsRed Bluff fire burning 31 miles northwest of Challis.
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IMG_1723.jpg43 viewsThe flag ripping in a 35 mph plus west wind moments before Clayton lowered it. On the horizon, the Cascade Complex fire burns 18 miles northwest of Challis.
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IMG_7881.JPG40 viewsAs I imagined, there appeared to be daylight on the southern horizon. The digital back of Mike's camera shows brightly in the dim light of totality.
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IMG_1715.jpg39 viewsClayton and Val, shielded from the wind, take in the view to the southeast.
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IMG_7883.JPG38 viewsI tilt up to include the corona--small, but visible with the 16mm.
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IMG_7889.JPG38 viewsSomeone shouts, "The diamond!", and we realize totality has ended. It gets much brighter.
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IMG_1713.jpg35 viewsTo the south lies Stanley; south southwest, the crest of the Sawtooth is seen through smoke on the horizon.
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IMG_7886.JPG35 viewsThe wide lens captures the remoteness of this place under the eerie light of the eclipse--this is what I was hoping for! A contrail can be seen above the person in the chair, one third of the way above the horizon. Directly above us-- Venus.
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IMG_6604.JPG34 viewsPass Lake already in the shade of late afternoon.
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IMG_3063.JPG34 viewsCreek crossing above Farley Lake.
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