| (1) | | The obligatory trailhead shot. |
| (2) | | View south from the summit of South Rawah Peak. The only named peak in view is Clark Peak (12,951 ft), the tallest one on the left. |
| (3) | | Looking down on Bench Lake during the ascent of South Rawah Peak. |
| (4) | | Julie begins the very wet, off-trail slog toward Bench Lake. |
| (5) | | View of Bench Lake from the lower slopes of South Rawah Peak. |
| (6) | | Poudre scampers across a snow field. |
| (7) | | Bench Lake is as beautiful as remembered. |
| (8) | | A very false summit on the way to South Rawah Peak. The actual summit is four to five times as far away. |
| (9) | | View of Rockhole lake from the lower slopes of South Rawah Peak |
| (10) | | Andy puts a fish on his stringer. |
| (11) | | Julie displays one of her fish. |
| (12) | | The summit of South Rawah Peak comes into view. The tundra slopes of the mountain were a blaze of wildflowers. |
| (13) | | Andy warms Poudre up after the temperature dropped dramatically at sunset. |
| (14) | | Looking west from the summit of South Rawah Peak you see Clear Lake below and North Park beyond. |
| (15) | | Julie and Andy pose near an enormous snow bank. It was hard to imagine how much snow was here in March when 15 ft drifts still existed in July. |
| (16) | | Julie and Andy sit on an enormous snow bank. |
| (17) | | Poudre hangs out at Rockhole Lake. |
| (18) | | Julie hikes around Rockhole Lake. |
| (19) | | Poudre and Andy dork around on a snow field. |
| (20) | | Poudre scampers across a snow-covered waterfall. |
| (21) | | Julie and Poudre cross a snow field near Rockhole Lake on the way back to camp. |
| (22) | | Julie displays a very nice sized brook trout. |
| (23) | | Julie and Andy display their catch so far. Andy would catch several more 10-11" fish later in the evening. |
| (24) | | Michael and Andy clean fish. |
| (25) | | Jennifer and Julie break down camp while Michael filters water for the return hike. |
| (26) | | Jennifer, Michael, and Julie begin the return hike. The unnamed peak Larry and Andy summitted in 2002 sits in the background. |
| (27) | | Panorama shot from the meadow below Twin Crater Lakes. The lakes are straight ahead and all the peaks in the photo are unnamed. |
| (28) | | Jennifer, Michael, and Julie cross another snow field on the way back to the trailhead. |
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