Map
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My equipment
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All the food, except the jerky and some breakfast
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At Shingle Spring
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Fire damage on Kibbie Ridge
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Snack at Lookout Point
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Cherry Creek Canyon, site of our 2002 trip
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Close-up of the canyon
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Lunchtime
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Descending to Many Island Lake
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Many Island Lake
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Our campsite
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Beautiful morning!
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That's Eric way over there
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Heading out from Many Island Lake
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The climb to the pass
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Unnamed lake at 7489'
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Lunchtime waterfall
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Little Bear Lake
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On the creek up towards the Inferno Lakes
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Unnamed lake just above Upper Inferno Lake
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The southern promontory of Wheeler Peak
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Upper Inferno Lake
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Nice erratic!
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Alex and Eric enjoying our lakefront property
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On the ridge between the Inferno Lakes
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Our campsite
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Still water
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Inferno Lake
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Another beautiful morning
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Heading up to Wheeler Peak
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Granite Dome
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Snack on the ridge to Wheeler Peak
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Kendrick Creek valley
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The Dardenelles
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Haystack Peak in the background
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Coming down the bench from Wheeler Peak
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Haystack Peak
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Bear #1
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Kendrick Creek cascade where we ate lunch
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Heading up Kendrick Creek
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The clouds close in on Wheeler Peak...
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Fawn Lake
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Why you shouldn't release helium baloons
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Alex scrambling up to Peninsula Lake
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Peninsula Lake
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Do we look cold?
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Starting around Peninsula Lake
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Interesting snow
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Up the hill to Upper Peninsula Lake
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Looking back on Peninsula Lake
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Upper Peninsula Lake and Haystack Peak
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Across the tundra!
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Scrambling up the headwall
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"Aerial Photo" of Peninsula Lake
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Last night's campsite, 1200' straight down
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Eric hanging on for dear life
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Upper Peninsula Lake
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On Haystack Peak
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Taking in the view
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Small pond on the way back down
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Perched rocks
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Otter Lake
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Admiring the view into Jack Main Canyon
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Forsyth, Keyes, and Chittenden Peaks
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Watching icebergs melt
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Our campsite
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Morning!
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My shadow on the lake bottom
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Heading down into Jack Main Canyon
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Approaching Wilma Lake
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Wilma Lake
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Falls Creek
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Our first "portage"
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Unnamed lake in Jack Main Canyon
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Our trail is in there, believe it or not
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Our trail disappears under a lake
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Our campsite
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The cascades near our campsite
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Double falls
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Submerged plants
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Alex came prepared
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The swimming hole
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Falls Creek disappears over the edge
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Lake Vernon in the distance
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Looking back up Jack Main Canyon
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Bear #2
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Crossing the log jam at the Laurel Lake outlet
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More wildflowers!
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Re-booting after crossing Frog Creek
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Creepy Miguel Meadow
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Our campsite on the knoll
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Equipment failure
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Lake Eleanor
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On the Lake Eleanor Dam
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Do Not Read This Sign
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Who needs a shave?
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