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Trinity Alps High Route 2011-Attempt

2011 is a record snow year! I recently made a recon trip to Morris Mdws over Memorial Day weekend to check the snow conditions. Snow level is extreme! -- In fact the snow conditions are so extreme, I was unable to complete the full route as planned in eary July. The Mirror Lake Ledge held a huge crevasse or slab avalanche zone with no margin of safety, which ended the high route for me. I'll admit, even with crampons and ice axe, I don't have the skills to safely cross it. I visited Grizzly, Mirror, and Papoose Lakes, Jorstad Cabin, and Bob's Farm. I traded high risk snow conditions for high risk creek crossings, and enjoyed a week in the Trinity Alps.
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Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake
Grizzly Lake's 2011 Darwin Award Contestants
Grizzly Lake's 2011 Darwin Award Contestants
Deer
Deer
Grizzly lake ice pack
Grizzly lake ice pack
Buck and doe
Buck and doe
Buck
Buck
Crescent moonset
Crescent moonset
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise
Bear Pass
Bear Pass
Bear Pass
Bear Pass
Canyon view of Thompson Peak
Canyon view of Thompson Peak
Canyon view of Thompson Peak
Canyon view of Thompson Peak
Willard's Place
Willard's Place
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