Idaho Exposure

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

Most viewed
IMG_5615.JPG
IMG_5615.JPG13 viewsReflections in stream north of camp.
IMG_5672.JPG
IMG_5672.JPG13 viewsHigh stratus clouds above Warbonnet Peak and the Monte Verita ridge precede and approaching cold front. That same front brought the second highest winds ever recorded in the Treasure Valley Saturday evening.
IMG_5737.JPG
IMG_5737.JPG13 viewsElisa is concerned about the approaching storm.
IMG_5858.JPG
IMG_5858.JPG13 viewsThe color of the water varies dramatically with the depth of the lake.
IMG_5891.JPG
IMG_5891.JPG13 views
IMG_5900.JPG
IMG_5900.JPG13 views
IMG_5916.JPG
IMG_5916.JPG13 viewsThe gateway to the Thompson basin.
IMG_5905.JPG
IMG_5905.JPG13 viewsNear the top of the broad chute leading to the basin, Thompson Peak always looming above.
IMG_5923.JPG
IMG_5923.JPG13 viewsTarn in basin just northwest of Thompson Peak.
IMG_5946.JPG
IMG_5946.JPG13 viewsThe upper lake in the cirque below the east face of Thompson Peak.
IMG_5945.JPG
IMG_5945.JPG13 viewsThe benches get steeper below the trees in the lower left corner, leading to the upper lake. The lower of the lakes in the foreground is the "unnamed lake". The light still reflects on Redfish Lake at the edge of Thompson Peak's shadow advancing across the valley. Little Redfish Lake is fully in sunlight further left.
IMG_5952.JPG
IMG_5952.JPG13 views
3052 files on 255 page(s) 83