Temple Crag.

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Temple Crag.

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Temple at sunset. A picture I took during a backpacking trip out there.

Dark Star buttress

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Jul 27, 2008

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Reflection- Temple Crag

Looking up at Temple Crag from Second Lake.

The beautiful water of Third Lake, Temple Crag in background

Temple Crag and evening light

Brookies from Third Lake. Cut heads off only so they'd fit in the pan. Boiled heads and added to pancake batter.

An oil painting I did of one of the lakes. I think we climbed Dark Star on that trip.

Temple Crag from Second Lake(6/6/2011).

The classic view from Second Lake

A nice campsite near the base of Darkstar Buttress.

Temple at sunset. A picture I took during a backpacking trip out there.

Temple Crag.

Dark Star buttress

Checking out Temple Crag and Second Lake

Camp...

Temple Flowers

November storm clears over Temple Crag.

even the pines are colorful this time of year

View of Venusian, Moon Goddess and Sun Ribbon from the climbers approach trail.

Pano looking west from the Temple Crag summit.

Temple Crag, as viewed from Second Lake.

Heading towards the summit after Moon Goddess...

Alpenglow on the Dark Star buttress - Temple Crag

Second Lake view and ambient environment.

early views of Temple Crag

High ridges on Temple Crag. Nearest one is Sun Ribbon Arete, the other is Dark Star.

Temple Crag rappel anchor- Why you should always check the entire rappel sling. This sling was otherwise new, but the pinch at the back was sharp and severed the webbing.

3rd lake..

Rita Shin - The Queen of Temple Crag.<br>
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Photo by Steve Cox

Temple Crag from above the translucent Fourth Lake. Mt Sill stands guard in the background.

Don't even need flies! I caught brooks with plastic crappie baits I brought from home...

Not a bad spot to canp

Descent off Temple from CP July 30 2017!

ski touring across second lake, with the temple crag in the background

descent from Contact Pass

Ah, the Temple.

Ending light

Temple Crag

snowfield and Venusian Blind/Moon Goddess approach ledges in a low snow year

Summit of Temple!!
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The views are amazing!

looking up toward Galey Camp

the final talus field

First light on Temple Crag

stream crossing in a low snow year (June 2013)

white rein orchid (Platanthera leucostachys) on the N Fork of Big Pine Creek trail

Temple Crag summit register. This thing dates back to the 80's and is quite entertaining to check out.

Reflection from 3rd lake!!

Same angle in a nicer time of year

Temple Crag the evening before we climbed it (spring ascent - May 2018). The approach was fully covered in snow and crampons and ice axe were required for the approach and descent.

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Temple Crag