August 2007: Scorched Earth (Trail Creek Lakes) 
Another picture, from further out on the log.
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Another picture, from further out on the log.
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This dragonfly kept buzzing around for about 3 minutes, but the best I could get was this blurred shot.
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This dragonfly kept buzzing around for about 3 minutes, but the best I could get was this blurred shot.
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Coming over the ridge above Lake Yoshi.
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Coming over the ridge above Lake Yoshi.
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Mount Regan, with Lake Yoshi below.  My route was to climb to the base of Regan, then skirt along the top of the scree fields to the ridge (right), then follow it up to the summit.
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Mount Regan, with Lake Yoshi below. My route was to climb to the base of Regan, then skirt along the top of the scree fields to the ridge (right), then follow it up to the summit.
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This is the route I would take to climb toward Mount Regan's base (roughly where the shadows end).
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This is the route I would take to climb toward Mount Regan's base (roughly where the shadows end).
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A cool-looking cluster of wildflowers I stepped over on the way up the mountain.
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A cool-looking cluster of wildflowers I stepped over on the way up the mountain.
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Approaching the base of Mount Regan, here is a different angle on Lake Yoshi (and the side of the unnamed mountain we typically climb from the Trail Creek basin).
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Approaching the base of Mount Regan, here is a different angle on Lake Yoshi (and the side of the unnamed mountain we typically climb from the Trail Creek basin).
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This was part of the scree field I was climbing.  It was fairly steep and hard-packed, like trying to climb a sloped roof covered with ball bearings.
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This was part of the scree field I was climbing. It was fairly steep and hard-packed, like trying to climb a sloped roof covered with ball bearings.
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As I climbed above the surrounding ridges, the smoke from several nearby forest fires came into view.
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As I climbed above the surrounding ridges, the smoke from several nearby forest fires came into view.
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