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Day 4: Duck Creek to Silver Pass Creek

We started at Duck Creek (10,150', 0 mi), descended a bit to Purple Lake (9,930', 2.3 mi), and climbed again to Lake Virginia (10,338', 4.3 mi). From there, we descended to Tully Hole (9,520', 6.3 mi) and the Purple Lake Trail Junction (9,080', 7.4 mi) and began the climb to Silver Pass (10,895', 11 mi). We camped a few miles after the pass, along Silver Pass Creek (9,600', 13 mi).

The total distance was 13 miles. There was a small descent of 220' and a climb of 400' near the beginning, then we descended 1,260', climbed 1,800' to go over Silver Pass, and descended again about 1,300' to our campsite.

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Breakfast in our "kitchen"
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Some llamas near Purple Lake
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Small lake before Lake Virginia
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Lake Virginia
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The long descent to Tully Hole
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Bridge over Fish Creek, before we begin the long climb to Silver Pass
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Panorama taken at some point before Squaw Lake
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Squaw Lake
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I can't remember the name of this lake
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Shots from Silver Pass, 10,895' elevation
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Looking north from Silver Pass
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Looking south from Silver Pass towards an un-named lake that we'll be heading towards
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Silver Pass Lake, on the other side of the trail from the un-named one
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Our campsite near Silver Pass Creek, south of the lake

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