Who Wants to See Southern Deso?

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Vaca Russ
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Who Wants to See Southern Deso?

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We climbed Ralston on Sunday and snapped a few pictures. The snow situation is pretty desperate. We didn't hit solid snow cover until about 8800 feet.
Sport, approaching the summit.
Sport, approaching the summit.
Lower Echo Lake isn't even frozen!
Lower Echo Lake isn't even frozen!
Tallac with Tahoe in background
Tallac with Tahoe in background
Lake of the Woods close up
Lake of the Woods close up
Crystal Range and Desolation Valley
Crystal Range and Desolation Valley
Should have brought our Dynafit Huascarans!
Northern drop off
Northern drop off
Sport, signing register
Sport, signing register
Close up of Pyramid Peak
Close up of Pyramid Peak
Snow below Agassiz and Price
Snow below Agassiz and Price
Heading back.
Heading back.
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Russ, your pictures really illustrate how little snow there is around here. I was comfortably in shorts and t-shirt yesterday, with the temp in the low 60s.
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