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Phil crosses Cataract Creek on the 3-boulder bridge.A brief bushwhack.Cataract Creek.It's going to be a lovely, lovely day.The trail continues to wind it's way down valley - Fish Lakes still out of sight at lower left here with Minnow Peak rising at left above them.Acres of Asters flourish just past the lake.At the Pipestone River crossing.Finally Cataract Peak shows up right of center. It looks far and huge from here yet.The sort-of-creepy clearing that has obviously been used as a camp more than once over the years, possibly by folks exploring and climbing along the Pipestone River Valley.The treed ridge in the distance was the one we finally ended up bivying on - it was the last of the trees too.Cataract Creek.A perfect day not to be working or doing anything but exactly this.The Fish Lakes Campground is gorgeous - but beware of the hordes of bugs that also happen to find it incredibly attractive."Fish Lakes" is North Molar Pass, "Molar Pass" is South Molar Pass.The small tarn that is the start of Mosquito Creek with the impressive NE face of Noseeum Mountain rising beyond.Striking landscapes as we descend the alpine valley towards Fish Lakes.Pure hiking magic.Little (L) and "Big" Cataract Peak rise across the Pipestone River Valley and over the larger of the Fish Lakes.
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