Icy Lakes, Stubborn Switchbacks, and Life in the Clouds

Eric Takemoto
Nov 5 · 8 min read

Let me start by saying, I am no photographer, I am no writer, I am no crazy YouTube adventure seeker with a GoPro and millions of followers waiting to see me jump off a cliff. I am just some guy who enjoys/endures carrying the extra weight of my camera while I go stumbling through my travels collecting stories. Sometimes that includes a forty-pound pack on my back, and a mountain that seemed so…

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