On the way down

On the way down

The last close shot of East Pecos Baldy Peak.

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East Pecos Baldy Pano II

East Pecos Baldy Pano II

Taken as we were on our way back down the mountain.

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Drying out the Sleeping Bags

Drying out the Sleeping Bags

Since the sun was pretty strong and we weren't in a hurry we figured it would be nice to open up the...

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Frozen Water Bottle

Frozen Water Bottle

This is what happens if you don't keep your water bottle in the sleeping bag at night.

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The highest spot

The highest spot

We didn't climb any of the big peaks, but we did make it up to the knob at the south end of Trailriders...

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Lunch

Lunch

We figured we could take shelter in the trees for lunch but they tended to funnel the wind between them...

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Wandering around a barren landscape

Wandering around a barren landscape

You can see more small snow plumes blowing off of the ridge on the left of the picture. Other than...

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Now entering the krummholz zone

Now entering the krummholz zone

In addition to the snow that you can blowing off the ridge on the left side of the picture, the trees...

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A Bighorn Sheep

A Bighorn Sheep

I am not sure what he is doing all the way up here at this time of year (he is probably wondering the...

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Snow Covered Trees

Snow Covered Trees

I don't know if it was the fresh snow last night or the wind, but these trees were plastered with snow.

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Tromping thru the snow

Tromping thru the snow

Where the trees serve as a windbreak there is still plenty of snow to walk thru.

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Windcarved Snow

Windcarved Snow

Even though we were at nearly 12,000' the wind blowing across the ridge is so strong that where ever...

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The Truchas Peaks

The Truchas Peaks

South Truchas Peak (AKA Truchas Peak), Middle Truchas Peak (mostly hidden behind Truchas Peak) and...

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A wide open view

A wide open view

Taken from the south end of Trailriders Wall looking north. From left to right you can see Truchas...

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A sunny day in the mountains

A sunny day in the mountains

Not a cloud in the sky, but the plume of snow blowing off of East Pecos Baldy is a good indicator of...

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Even more breaking trail up hill

Even more breaking trail up hill

This was a recurring theme for the first half of the trip.

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More breaking trail up hill

More breaking trail up hill

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Breaking trail up hill

Breaking trail up hill

This was especially fun with the 6" of new snow we got last night, though leaving most of the gear back in camp made a huge difference.

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