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Trail warning sign
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From Iceberg Lake Trail, looking towards Swiftcurrent Valley
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Near start of Iceberg Lake Trail
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A BIG Grizzly up slope from the trail
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A few more shots of the grizzly bear
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View south from trail - small plateau in the center is called Shangrila
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Iceberg Lake Trail
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Moose & bear scat on trail
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Photo stop
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A couple of shots at Ptarmigan Falls
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The Ptarmigan Wall
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Mt. Wilbur
| Trail stop for snacks
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Getting closer - Iceberg Lake is below snow fields at left
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Colorful red stalks
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Iceberg Lake Trail
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Wildflowers
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Small tarn just below Iceberg Lake
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Ptarmigan Wall rises above the tarn
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Wildflower meadow above Lake
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Iceberg Lake
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Trail down to Iceberg Lake
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Our hiking buddies took a couple of shots of us
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Cirque cliffs tower over the lake
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Some of the Lake's namesakes
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So there we are...
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Mid-September and the lake still has ice from the previous winter
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Some of the textures & patterns seen on rocks around the lake
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The slope leading down to the lake was covered in wildflowers
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Another angle
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After lunch, a few last shots of the lake
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Heading back
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One of the very few bear grass flowers still in bloom
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Colorful foliage
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Playing my harmonica for the bears
| Another grizzly higher up on the way back
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Almost back - view down Swiftcurrent Valley
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Side trail across Mt. Altyn was closed
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