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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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Cascade Lilly
Cascade Lilly
Cascade Lilly
Cascade Lilly
Papose cirque viewed from Bob's Farm
Papose cirque viewed from Bob's Farm
Papose cirque viewed from Bob's Farm
Papose cirque viewed from Bob's Farm
Bob's Farm, my last campsite
Bob's Farm, my last campsite
Grizzly Lake Panorama
Grizzly Lake Panorama
Papoose Lake Panorama 1
Papoose Lake Panorama 1
Papoose Lake Panorama 2
Papoose Lake Panorama 2
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