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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Ben zooms ahead
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - The muddy route to the ridge
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Our destination is on the right, the snow-covered ridge in front of Mount Pocaterra in the background
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - A forest of Alpine Larches ahead
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Getting closer to the Ridge, with Mount Pocaterra looming in the background
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - The forest of Alpine Larches above Highwood Pass
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - The Alpine Larches below the ridge
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Other hikers ahead of us ascending the ridge
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Mount Tyrwhitt is one of the mountains above this valley, and here is the well-known "keyhole" on its ascent route
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Views east towards Highwood Pass
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - The Ridge off to the right is getting larger,
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Mount Pocaterra with its summit in clouds to the left of our ridge destination
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Ben at the creek
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Alpine Larch beauty
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Ben speeding past others on the trail
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Ben starts up the ridge
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Mount Pocaterra on the left, Pocaterra Ridge on the right
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - The trail on the ridge steepens, Mount Pocaterra beyond
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Yodelayheehoo
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Ptarmigan Cirque comes into view across the valley
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - From the summit, a zoom shot looking north towards Lawson Ridge in the distance
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Larry nearing the top
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Larry on the summit ridge
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Summit selfie, with views south
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Beautiful light on the valley below
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - The creek in valley below
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - A forest of yellow from the Ridge summit
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Other hikers on the ridge summit
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - A few moments of light snow on the ridge
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Pocaterra Ridge / Alpine Larch Hike - Ben on the summit ridge
