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Overview map day
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Early start up the Bear Ridge switchbacks
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Looking back at the Silver Divide from Bear Ridge
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A closer view at the erosion pattern across the valley
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The sun is breaking through occasionally
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Downhill on the south side of the ridge
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Very low water in Bear Creek
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Crossing the stream coming down from Lake Italy
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This is a pretty tough crossing in early season
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We meet Connie again - 3rd time in 3 JMT hikes
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between Bear Creek and Marie Lakes
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Smooth trail for a short stretch
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Marie Lakes, gorgeous as usual
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Perfect weather, but we need to keep going
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panorama of the dry stream where we usually can get water without filter
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South Shore, where our usual water source was not flowing anymore - gotta filter lake water
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Break on a 20+ mile day
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Gotta hydrate
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Marie Lakes from the first swtichback to Selden
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Panorama of the valley half way up to the pass
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Last view of Marie Lakes before the pass
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Trail just below Selden Pass
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Dropping down again, just south of the pass summit
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The only JMT pass with trees at the top
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Heading lower to Heart Lake
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Short flat stretch below the pass
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Through the small canyon below the pass
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Panorama of Heart Lake
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Heart Lake
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Inlet of the lake late in the day