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The sign that the bridge is out is getting pretty old (it was destroyed in 2004)
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Waptus Lake view from the campground across the river
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Waptus Lake view from the campground across the river
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Waptus Lake view from the campground across the river
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Bears Breast Mountain (view from the PCT crossing of Waptus River)
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Entering the gorge of Shovel Creek
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The remarkable slabs of Bears Breast Mountain
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Avalanche paths of Bears Breast Mountain in the Shovel Creek drainage
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Crazy big rock looking hanging over the Shovel Creek
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Looking back down Shovel Creek. There are a lot of big rocks, so with partial snow coverage need to be careful for giant holes
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Looking up Shovel Creek. The waterfall at the outlet is visible very tiny at the end
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Big rock forcing a detour of Shovel Creek
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Shovel Creek
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Waterfall at the outlet of Shovel Lake
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Shovel Creek (from the waterfall)
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Waterfall at the outlet of Shovel Lake
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Snow at the top of the waterfall
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Shovel Creek from the top of the waterfall
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Shovel Lake outlet with Mount Hinman in the background
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Partially melted Shovel Lake with Mount Hinman (middle) and Mount Daniel (right)
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Shovel Lake with Mount Hinman (left) and Mount Daniel (right). I'm heading for the gap in between.
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Looking back to the outlet of Shovel Lake. The traverse south of the lake was a little spicy due the snow and the melted lake.
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Nice waterfall just above the inlet of Shovel Lake
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The south ridge of Mount Hinman still had some large cornices!
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Spiky Mount Daniel
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Heading towards the gap between Mount Hinman and Mount Daniel
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Unhappy trees and Bears Breast Mountain
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Unhappy trees and Mount Hinman
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Approaching the Hinman/Daniel gap
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Avalanche debris from 2020/2021 winter. It looked unusually large.