We started out early on Monday to climb Aasgard Pass (before it got too hot). Here's a photo of me with the pass in the background:
It's rugged hiking. Here's Mike above and Ken below heading up to the pass:
Colchuck Lake was still in shadows as we climbed:
And it got smaller as we climbed:
Still a long way to the top:
Alpine Scenery:
To the right of the pass is Dragontail Mountain :
As we climbed we had some spectators:
Onwards!
The lake got even smaller:
More rocks, more alpine scenery:
More alpine scenery:
More alpine scenery:
To find our way up the pass we followed rock cairns built by volunteers (I worked on them for a week with the Washington Trails Association about 15 years ago) - you can see a cairn on the left side of this photo. Here are Mike and Ken and a mountain goat (the goat is on the left):
More alpine scenery:
Almost to the top:
Finally at the top! Four hours later. That's Dragontail in the background:
Through the snow:
Our campsite on Monday night:
Our campsite with the mountain goat inspectors (these are different goats than the ones that we saw on the way up Aasgard Pass):
Another view of our campsite (can you spot the goats?):
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday (that's Ken):
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Some scenery while walking around on Monday:
Preparing dinner in the kitchen on the shore of Tranquil Lake (7,700 feet of elevation):
Eating dinner:
Here's our campsite - Ken and Mike (the smarter two of the three in the expedition) cut down on weight by sharing a tent and cooking supplies. We settled in for a restful (but cold) night:
No comments:
Post a Comment