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IMG_3190.JPG26 viewsThe Stanley Valley, and the familiar White Clouds are seen in this telephoto shot from the notch leading to Twin Lakes and the Pettit drainage. Alice Lake is on the right.
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IMG_4420.JPG26 views
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IMG_7856.JPG26 viewsThe big day has arrived! At 7:01, we are nearing the top of the steep couloir leading to the basin directly below Thompson Peak. With good route finding, we have avoided climbing on the frozen snow in the couloir.
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IMG_7855.JPG26 viewsThe light only gets better...
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IMG_7902.JPG26 viewsSoutheast, beyond Grand Mogul on the right, toward Finger of Fate in the distance.
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DSCF0275.JPG26 viewsThe plan is to ascend the ridge in the foreground to where it meets the rock (left of frame horizontally, middle of frame vertically), then climb up and right to the black rock outcrop (at the edge of the shadow. There is supposed to be a sheep trail that leads up to the saddle from the top of the outcrop (trail follows the line of the shadow to a point left of and higher than the low point of the saddle). The weather still looks good!
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DSCF0307.JPG26 viewsThis is largest trout I have taken in an alpine lake; 15”. I caught the smaller one earlier, and kept it because I really wanted to be certain I had some high quality protein to supplement the backpack meals I carried in (and out, as luck would have it).
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DSCF0309.JPG26 viewsClouds continue to build over WCP9; inlet, Cove Lake.
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DSCF0310.JPG26 viewsD. O. Lee Peak, 1:35 pm-- photographed same time as previous shot.
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IMG_1285.jpg25 viewsPay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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IMG_1560.jpg25 viewsThe storm clears leaving pristine views.
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IMG_1591.jpg25 viewsSwimming below Mt. Heyburn.
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