Sagebrush personal hiking blog
Climbing up Argentine Pass and looking back down, one sees a cluster of beaver dams.
Two big climbs this morning, before afternoon weather, Mount Edward (not shown here, 13k) and Grays Peak (14k) on the right.
The climb to Grays Peak is on steady grade and good trail. Near the summit the trail vanishes and cairns suggest a way to the top. One can look down on many peaks at 13k. Continue reading “More Peaks More Pause”
Now I can see the views hidden from clouds the evening before.
The morning is occupied climbing a series of 13k peaks, then down along a knife-edge ridge, then back up to the next. Often there is no trail, perhaps cairns if you are lucky. The wind is blowing hard consistently at this altitude, and it is cold, with fleece gloves and down vest needed all morning.
The views were amazing. The experience was amazing. Enjoy these photos which can capture only some small part of the reality.
The path continues to climb, past trees cut down near the trail for beetle control.
Here are pines of a different variety, with longer needles, roughly all the same age.
Did the forest service plant these trees as part of a beetle control plan?
Continue reading “Fog”