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Crossing the spillway at the edge of a frozen Caples Lake.
The Emigrant Lake Trailhead.
Setting out alon the shore of Caples Lake.
Windswept snow along Caples Lake.
Hugging the shore of Caples Lake.
The forested climb to Emigrant Lake.
The route parallels Emigrant Creek.
Tree blazes mark the location of the summer trail, buried in winter snow.
Climbing to sweeping views over Caples Lake.
Frozen Emigrant Lake at the bottom of a mountain bowl.