Category: Trip Journal

Walking along North Fork one discovers several beaver dams.

Later is a traverse across a huge meadow, where I lost the trail and the new dry path.
Continue reading “Window”

The day starts with a narrow path high up mountain face, with fine views of the valley below.

The rock just off the path is loose, so going off-trail to avoid snow is not a good idea. Only one major snow traverse, and steps from earlier hikers were a help.

At the end of this famous section, known as the Knife Edge, I had to scramble over a snow-capped ridge.
Continue reading “Knife”

This day followed along several ridges, and met very little snow or swamp all day.

The trail can often be seen far in the distance.

The final hike was along a high narrow crest, topped with snow but with room to walk along the white stuff. Continue reading “High and Dry”