April 2025
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
10h 2m
English
FIGURE 4-1 Vestal Peak and Arrow Peak reflected in a pond in Vestal Basin at sunrise, Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM at 20mm. Three-frame bracket set, two-stop bracket interval at ISO 100, images merged in Lightroom Classic’s Photomerge>HDR utility. The upper part of Vestal Basin looks like a nightmare to explore. The basin is choked with impenetrable thickets of wind-twisted timberline trees, cliff bands, and wide, roaring creeks. One afternoon during a backpacking trip several years ago, however, I discovered a faint trail along the north side of the basin. Curious, I followed it up through ...
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