| (1) | | As I near the fork in Avalanche Canyon Buck Mountain comes into view on the left. The summit of Mount Wister remains hidden. |
| (2) | | The lower portions of Avalanche Canyon were filled with these blue flowers. |
| (3) | | Shoshoki Falls comes into view. |
| (4) | | A moose eats breakfast. |
| (5) | | Mount Wister and Shoshoki Falls. |
| (6) | | Another shot of Mount Wister and Lake Taminah. |
| (7) | | There were lots of yellow Columbines in North Avalanche Canyon. |
| (8) | | I passed this little waterfall just below the second headwall in North Avalanche Canyon. |
| (9) | | More wildflowers. |
| (10) | | A nice cascade above the second headwall in North Avalanche Canyon. |
| (11) | | Looking up at the saddle between Mount Wister and Veiled Peak. The perspective is a little distorted, but the peak right of center is actually the summit of Veiled Peak. |
| (12) | | One of the ledges I used to climb up Mount Wister's Northwest Face. |
| (13) | | Looking down Wister's West Ridge. |
| (14) | | Buck Mountain. |
| (15) | | Typical scrambling on Mount Wister's West Ridge. |
| (16) | | View of Nez Perce, Cloudveil Dome, and Grand Teton behind from just below Wister's west summit. |
| (17) | | Snowdrift Lake. |
| (18) | | Veiled Peak and Wister's West Ridge. |
| (19) | | Looking back down a hairy section of the ridge. It was steep! |
| (20) | | Looking at Buck Mountain from just below Wister's west summit. This cliff band stymied my summit bid. |
| (21) | | Looking up the gully I descended into South Avalanche Canyon. |
| (22) | | Veiled Peak as seen from South Avalanche Canyon. |
| (23) | | Looking back up the endless boulder fields of South Avalanche Canyon. Buck Mountain looms above. |
| (24) | | More wildflowers. |
| (25) | | Were you looking at my bum? Cheeky monkey... bum looker! |
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