Pictures, hooray!

Okay, I have some pictures to show you about my 4th of July weekend. They are all external links and range in size from 50KB to 100KB, so keep that in mind depending on what kind of connection you have.

The first is a picture of Sacagawea (the tall peak to the right) and The Great One, which is the largest chute on the lower peak to the left. This picture was actually taken last year.


The second is the path across the rock field from when you turn off the trail to Sacagawea. The Great One is just over the ridge basically straight above the trail right as it goes around the corner.

The third is of my buddy Sean, with his skis and boots on his back, looking over the edge of the ridge about half way down the path from the second picture.

The fourth is at the top, just before Sean and I get our ski stuff on. We couldn't believe how many people were up there that day. We're above 9000' and there's this many people who want to hike up there to ski one run? What kind of crazy town do I live in?

The fifth is the view looking up the chute from the bottom of the run. This was also taken last year.

The sixth is just to give you a look at the gigantic rock formations that enable this chute to keep snow for so long. Then this picture is of on of the people who came down after us, to give you a sense of scale of how big those rocks really are.

The eighth picture is of the lake awaiting us at the bottom of our hike, Fairy Lake. The color of the water is always beautiful. It is a little chilly though, so we've never taken a dip after a trip to the Great One. I believe the peak in the back of the picture is Hardscrabble.

This final picture is of our campsite the morning after the huge thunderstorm. The ground is still almost completely covered by 1/4" hail stones. Keep in mind that there were many more the night before. For anyone curious, the green tent is mine.

Well, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed.