| (1) | | Ominous clouds hung over the west branch of the Laramie River. Andy was headed straight into them. |
| (2) | | The clouds hovered about one hundred feet above Chambers Lake. |
| (3) | | Shot of Clark Peak (12,951 ft) on the left and Point 12,654 on the right from West Branch Trail. |
| (4) | | Looking toward Clark Peak from West Branch Trail. The high point on the left is Point 11,614 and the beginning of Clark Peak's northeast ridge. Clark Peak is in the center of the photo and Point 12,654 is the peak sandwiched between the trees on the right. |
| (5) | | This is the point where Andy left West Branch Trail to head over toward Timber Lake. The sky had been pouring rain for the last hour of the hike. |
| (6) | | Timber Lake sits across this meadow and behind the rock outrcopping straight ahead. |
| (7) | | An impressive waterfall drains Timber Lake. |
| (8) | | Another shot of waterfall that drains Timber Lake. The peak in the background is unnamed, but Larry, Michael, and Andy climbed over the saddle to its right in 2002 on their way from Carey Lake to Twin Crater Lakes. |
| (9) | | After waiting out another rainstorm Andy peeked his head out of the tent to find this little cloud slithering over Clark Peak's northeast ridge. |
| (10) | | Timber Lake reflects the last few rays of the setting sun on Clark Peak's northeast ridge. |
| (11) | | While Andy hunkered down in his tent to wait out the storm the summit of Clark Peak received a dusting of snow. |
| (12) | | Clark Peak catches the last rays of a setting sun with Timber Lake in the foreground. |
| (13) | | Andy caught a couple of little Greenback Cutthroat Trout just before it got dark. |
| (14) | | Andy awoke Sunday morning to find Clark Peak completely socked in. |
| (15) | | Another shot of Clark Peak and Point 12,654. They're up there somewhere! |
| (16) | | Since it wasn't raining (yet), Andy decided to go for it. The first part of the hike was a pleasant stroll up this meadow toward a pair of unnamed tarns north of Clark Peak. |
| (17) | | Andy left Timber Lake for the trailhead at 16:15. He was continually impressed with the view to the south. All the peaks in the distance are unnamed and Island Lake sits behind that knoll on the left. |
| (18) | | Shot of the little stream that drains one of the tarns. The cloud ceiling was rapidly descending. It was roughly 12,250 ft when Andy set out, but it had reached 11,500 ft when Andy passed through it. |
| (19) | | Looking south toward Clark Peak. Andy would climb to the top of the knob straight ahead by circling around to the right. After attaining the knob he hugged to the ridgeline all the way to the summit. |
| (20) | | The sun sets behind Cameron Pass. Chambers Lake is in the foreground. |
| (21) | | Map of Andy's adventure. The blue line shows the route to and from Timber Lake. The orange line shows the route of ascent to the summit of Clark Peak. The red line shows the route of descent down a steep, talus-filled gully and across the boulder field to Timber Lake. |
| (22) | | After attaining the knob north of Clark Peak Andy hugged the ridgeline the remainder of the way to the summit. He figured this was the best way to avoid getting dissoriented and lost in the thick mists. |
| (23) | | On the way to the summit large crags suddenly appeared out of the mists. This rock outcropping is less than 100 ft away. At times visibility was less than 200 ft. |
| (24) | | Andy hunkers down in the wind shelter on the summit of Clark Peak. Whoever built it knew what they were doing because it was positioned perfectly to block the wind that was whipping across the Clark Peak from the west. |
| (25) | | Clark Peak's northeast ridge is out there somewhere. Originally Andy had thought he might try descending via the ridge, but the slick rocks and lack of visibility impairing his route-finding skills changed his mind. |
| (26) | | Shot of the wind shelter on the summit of Clark Peak. Visibility was less than 200 ft . . . not much of a view. |
| (27) | | Andy descends Clark Peak. |
| (28) | | Looking down at Timber Lake from the saddle between Clark Peak and Point 12,654. Andy would glissade down this snowfield and then descend a steep, talus-filled gully to reach the boulder field far below. |
| (29) | | Shot of Timber Lake from the top of the boulder field. |
| (30) | | Looking north from steep, talus-filled gully. The nearest tarns are unnamed, but you can just barely make out Island lake just above and to the right of the bigger unnamed tarn. |
| (31) | | Andy pauses for a break in a little island of grass in the immense boulder field below Clark Peak's north face. |
| (32) | | Andy scrambles across the boulder field. |
| (33) | | Andy sits in the boulder field with the summit of Clark Peak shrouded in clouds behind him. |
| (34) | | Andy's campsite at Timber Lake. |
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