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Heading in on the road to Lobdell Lake.
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Mountains east of Lobdell Lake.
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Lobdell Lake. The roads deteriorated quite a bit after this point.
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Road full of puddles reflecting the Sweetwaters
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Camp, with Eric building a fire.
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Eric got the fire going.
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Mountains southeast of our camp.
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Stream near camp
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Aspen up the hill from camp.
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Sunset light on the mountains south of camp
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I think the highest peak (far left) is Mt. Patterson.
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the puddles were covered with ice and the whole area was very wet
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Sign with map showing roads and descriptions of rare plants in the Sweetwater Mountains.
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View west towards the Walker River Canyon.
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Dried stalks of MONUMENT PLANTS, Swertia radiata.
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Eric found lots of heavy magnetite rocks
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Eric found lots of heavy magnetite rocks
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BADGER, Taxiea taxus, hole, recently occupied.
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Below Lobdell Lake we passed through groves of colorful aspen.
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Back again at Lobdell Lake, elevation 9,274'.
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RED-TAILED HAWK, Buteo jamaicensis
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RED-TAILED HAWK, Buteo jamaicensis
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Cabin, Sweetwater Mts.
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Eric trying out the exercise machine behind the cabin.
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Eric starting hike up Deep Creek.
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Alice starting hike up Deep Creek.
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Our trail followed Deep Creek.
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Evidence Deep Creek is cold.
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Mt. Patterson (r) looks extremely white and barren.
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Eric hiking along the Deep Creek Trail.
