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Overview map day 13
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Early morning camp panorama
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Very early morning at our site - 6:06am
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Cirrus clouds indicate something is brewing up in a few days
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Even more gnarly looking above Forester Pass
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Things are not looking good for a yo-yo return hike
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Leaving our camp site, which is in the trees on the left
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No more trees after our site
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The sun catches up at 8am
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Still wearing his sweater
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The view down to the Kearsarge Pinnacles
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Junction peak
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Unnamed lake below Junction Peak. Forester Pass is the wider v-shaped notch on the right
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Up on the rock spur above our last camp site
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Big sky country
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Even bigger sky
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We reach the top of the ridge at 8:30am
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Looing down at where we came from from the top of the ridge
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Unnamed ridge blocking our view to Mt. Stanford in the west
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The full 360 view at this point of the climb
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The trees bottom left at the creek is where our tent was in the morning
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Looking north, with the Palisades in the distance
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South view panorama
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Top of Forester Pass, 9:24am
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South view from the pass
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Stretched arm group photo
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Heading down, we have a long way to go
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There is a big steel beam on the trail below - construction
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The first switchbacks on this side are real tight
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They are also very steep