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Morning view of another epic hiking day
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The tent at about 3000 feet below the pass
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Looking back to the Kearsarge region
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Getting back to the other side of the creek
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Refill before the morning climb
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Forester Pass shows itself for the first time
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Lots of snow below the pass
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Walking up the 2009 rebuilt trail section
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Probably the last green on this side of the pass
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Clouds are starting to disperse but it remains cold
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The new meadow crossing
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The last meadow on the climb is now below us
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Sky Pilot all around us this morning
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Perfect flower photo time at this elevation
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Swinging around the ridge on this exposed trail
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This looks more exposed than it really is
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Water break on top of the ridge
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The weather was absolutely perfect - crisp, cool, dry, windy
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Where we came from
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A wider view in the same direction
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The snow begins and we follow the early season tracks well off the regular JMT
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It seems like we are climbing too high
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We follow the ridge as long as possible, because the JMT is totally snow covered to our left
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This is late July in California...
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Taking a look around before heading to Forester Pass in the east
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Junction Peak and Forester Pass on the right
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This is serious stuff even for adults
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No crampons and the snow is treacherous with big holes below
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One can barely tell where we camped below
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Rough crest to our west
