Telescope Peak, Goler Wash Canyon, Barker Ranch, April 2008
Telescope Peak, Goler Wash Canyon, Barker Ranch, April 2008
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Day seven of this grand trek dawns with the hike from camp at 8,133 feet to telescope peak at 11,043 feet. Here's sunrise over Badwater Basin.
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After climbing the first stretch there is a long walk along a ridge, then up the cap at the end.
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Once on the ridge you get the first views looking down west to Panamint Valley.
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I was worried about too much snow pack but this is pretty light.
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The cap from a new angle.
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Another view of Panamint farther along.
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Looking down to the east and Badwater Basin.
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Looking back at the first ascent part of the hike, which starts around the corner from the base of the slope on the horizon.
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Fantastical snow crystals.
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Here the brunt of the climb begins.
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