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Pleasant late afternoon fall hiking up to Merlin Lake with the Wall of Jericho rising above.The Merlin Lake headwall view, looking back down over Castilleja Lake towards Cyclone and Pipestone at far distant left.The towers are harder than they first appear, with steep crumbling rock and some exposure to the icefield below once on the ridge crest.Returning down from Boulder Pass towards Lake Louise.The warden cabin near Red Deer Lake with Cyclone (L) and Pipestone (R) rising above.Mount Drummond, Pipestone Towers, Douglas, Oyster Ridge, Fossil and Skoki from L to R.Summit views looking west towards Lake Louise. Cyclone now at far right and the false summit at left.Looking along the impressive east face of Pipestone towards the summit from the false summit.These impressive peaks on the northern end of the Drummond Icefield are unnamed. (Bivouac creatively names them DR1-DR4.)The Red Deer Lakes and early morning lighting are fantastic.Mount Hector rises over the largest of the Red Deer lakes.Bident and Quadra rise over Mount Redoubt at left with Mount Fay at center.A very green coating on this rock. Not paint.The clear, early morning air allows views to faraway peaks such as The Lyells at distant left and Chephren at distant right.Molar Mountain rises over meadows on fire as we traverse around the NW shoulder of Skoki Mountain en route to Merlin Lake.A plethora of ribbons and even a sign tells us that we are on route towards the Merlin Meadows campground.Douglas, St. Bride and Lychnis are impressive Skoki peaks that also see very few ascents.A gorgeous fall hiking day around the Red Deer Lakes.Mount Daly at left with Balfour and Hector at right.
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