off_the_hook Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 (edited) Climb: Trappers Peak-Thornton Lakes Date of Climb: 6/19/2005 Trip Report: My Gallery Trappers Peak is basically a hike, but it affords a stupendous vantage of the Southern Pickets. The "fence" is laid out horizontally making for great photography opportunities. I have a new digital camera and I was eager to test its features in the field. I set out at 8:45 and reached the summit in about 2 hours. However, I was abit too early as the low clouds had still not completely lifted out of the valley. Over the course of the next two hours, my patient (but chilly) waiting on the summit of Trappers Peak paid off. The Pickets were revealed with great clarity and the "cloudplay" made for some nice photographs. I definitely want to get in there and climb some of those mountains! New snow deposits were apparent on the rock faces of the Pickets, but even more so to the south on the Snowfield massif and the Eldorado Area. The setting of Trappers Peak is interesting. On the one hand, civilization is almost directly below in Newhalem, and on the other hand, some the most wild and remote terrain in the lower 48 is just up the valley. All in all, I was very pleased with this hike and the photographs. Gear Notes: camera Approach Notes: Thornton Lakes trail and road in good shape. Virtually no snow to Trappers Peak. Uppermost Thornton Lake partially frozen. Edited June 20, 2005 by off_the_hook Quote
klenke Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 Not to be confused with Trapper Mountain by Cascade Pass, this summit is called Trappers Peak. Quote
off_the_hook Posted June 20, 2005 Author Posted June 20, 2005 (edited) Thanks, I made the correction Edited June 20, 2005 by off_the_hook Quote
spicoli11 Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 Gett'in crazy with the I-photo.......welcome to the world O digital Quote
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