Ben did some quick research during drive times and our route was as follows: East Fork Wallowa River, side trip to summit Aneroid Mountain 9702', short cross-country route past Dollar Lake to Tenderfoot Pass, Polaris Pass trail, Glacier Pass trail to Moccasin Lake where we camped, hike out West Fork Wallowa River.
Besides some short snow flurries on the first day the 24-hour window was on the mark. We woke up Tuesday morning and it promptly snowed an inch, so we hiked out instead of going up Eagle Cap in a no-view snow cloud.
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| Our Eagle Cap Wilderness route |
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| Meadows before Aneroid Lake, East Fork Wallowa River trail |
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| Nearing Aneroid Lake |
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| Bear prints on the East Fork Wallowa trail |
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| Aneroid Mountain 9702': walk-up route on climber's right; some short scrambles if going direct |
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| Starting the climb up Aneroid |
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| Bonny Lakes, from the summit of Aneroid |
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| Looking west from the summit of Aneroid |
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| Aneroid and Roger Lakes, from the summit of Aneroid |
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| Aneroid benchmark |
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| Deer acting like goats |
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| Ben on the way to Polaris Pass |
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| Elk on the mid-ground ridge; we heard the bugling before we could see them |
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| Ben's photo; on the way to Polaris Pass |
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| Polaris Pass; definitely starting to snow |
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| Ben descending from Polaris Pass |
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| It wouldn't be a fall trip with Ben unless it snowed! |
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| Upper West Fork Wallowa River drainage |
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| Frazier Lake |
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| West Fork Wallowa headwaters |
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| Approaching Glacier Lake, upper West Fork Wallowa |
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| Glacier Lake |
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| Sunset lights up the clouds around Glacier Peak (OR) |
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| Our shelter on Tuesday morning, at Moccasin Lake |
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| Hiking out through the Lakes Basin area |
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| Always nice to stay dry on crossings this time of year |
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| Obligatory Wilderness sign; a new one for me |
Alright, next year I want in on the fall action!
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