Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_4139.JPG13 viewsLogs jammed high between the slot canyon walls indicate how high the water flow can be.
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IMG_4338.JPG13 viewsIn the middle of the slot is the Rabbit Hole, a tunnel under the house-size boulders. We are fortunate in that the passage is not blocked by debris, and scurry through.
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IMG_6614.JPG13 viewsAnts Basin, draining into Warm Springs Creek to the northwest.
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IMG_6615.JPG13 viewsWhite Cloud Peaks northwest of Ants Basin.
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IMG_7974.JPG13 viewsThe following morning, alpenglow filters through the smoke in the east to light Thompson Peak from the opposite side.
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IMG_8016.JPG13 viewsRushing water has undercut the snow above to form a snow bridge. The top of the snow couloir above Goat Lake is just ahead.
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IMG_8019.JPG13 viewsBy the time I put the 1.4 extender on the zoom lens, the plume is darker, and has lost the mushroom shape.
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DSCF0282.JPG13 viewsAt 5:50 pm, just a few minutes from Cirque Lake, I feel a sense of both relief and accomplishment safely crossing into the Big Boulder Lakes basin. The light is fabulous with the passing storm.
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