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Phipps Peak
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Finally topping out with the Bayview trail junction.  Left takes one to Maggies Peaks, Granite Lake, and the Bayview trailhead.  My route was right down to the Velma Lakes Basin.
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Finally topping out with the Bayview trail junction. Left takes one to Maggies Peaks, Granite Lake, and the Bayview trailhead. My route was right down to the Velma Lakes Basin.
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Another of the brand new Desolation Wilderness trailsigns.   Left turn to Dicks Lake/Dicks Pass and again my route was right toward Velma Lakes.
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Another of the brand new Desolation Wilderness trailsigns. Left turn to Dicks Lake/Dicks Pass and again my route was right toward Velma Lakes.
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A lone duck in a seasonal pond alongside the trail.  Gave up some hard earned elevation on the descent to the lake.
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A lone duck in a seasonal pond alongside the trail. Gave up some hard earned elevation on the descent to the lake.
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A first good look at Phipps Peak.  (Left highpoint)  The trail would take an indirect route- swinging to the left to skirt around Middle Velma Lake.
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A first good look at Phipps Peak. (Left highpoint) The trail would take an indirect route- swinging to the left to skirt around Middle Velma Lake.
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Another small pond alongside the trail down to Velma Lakes.
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Another small pond alongside the trail down to Velma Lakes.
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The unnamed Velma lake between Middle and Upper Velma lakes.  Dicks Peak is on the back left.
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The unnamed Velma lake between Middle and Upper Velma lakes. Dicks Peak is on the back left.
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Crossing the outlet stream connecting Upper and Lower Velma lakes.  I opted to take the rocks over the log.
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Crossing the outlet stream connecting Upper and Lower Velma lakes. I opted to take the rocks over the log.
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A team of pack horses near yet another trail junction.  Didn't see the owners and the horses were gone on my return trip.
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A team of pack horses near yet another trail junction. Didn't see the owners and the horses were gone on my return trip.
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Joining the PCT just shy of Middle Velma Lake.  I had last been on this section of trail on my Echo Lakes to Meeks Bay Backpack trip last year.
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Joining the PCT just shy of Middle Velma Lake. I had last been on this section of trail on my Echo Lakes to Meeks Bay Backpack trip last year.
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