11-12000 ft up for sunrise
Sunrise
Boulderfield Porta Potty Pete
Boulderfield
“The Keyhole”
Keyhole
Looking at Keyhole
Dawn over the boulder field
Toward the Keyhole
Boulderfield Campers
Hamlingtons, just before the Keyhole
We're not going that way (Looking from Keyhole)
Not going that way either (looking from Keyhole)
Looking from Keyhole
Agnes Wollcott Vaille Shelter at Keyhole
Other side of Keyhole towards Glacier Gorge
Start of the "Ledges"
"Ledges"
View from the Ledges
Looking down the Trough.
Beginning the "Narrows"
Beginning the "Narrows"- Nick
Pete starting the Narrows
Pete and Gary starting the Narrows
The Narrows
Gary on the Narrows
End of the Narrows and start of 500ft Homestretch (to the right)
Longs Summit
Longs Summit (view of Mt. Meeker)
Looking up the Trough
Nick at the bottom of the Trough
Gary showing off his dislocated finger at the bottom of the Trough
Back through the Keyhole
Boulderfield Campsite for lunch with the Marmot
Back down past the boulder field.
The Trail down from boulderfield
We need to be getting down faster
Lightning in 3... 2...
All the things you miss on your way up at 4 in the morning
Clouds coming in
Trail to Chasm Lake cut-off
Looking back at the clouds coming in
Looking down towards the Trail head
Looking down towards the trailhead
Down the trail
Down the Trail to the Chasm Lake cut-off
Flowers on the Trail
Looking Back
On the Trail
Storm coming in
Chasm Lake Cut-off
Longs and Meeker in the Clouds
Let's go guys. Storm's a'comin.
At the bottom of this photo is pretty much where we started from, we think.
Almost to the forest
Towards the trees
Start of Alpine growth
Post-hail and lightning storm at 11000'
After the Storm
Peter, setting the pace.
Peter and Gary on the trail
Forgot to put a coin down to get scale... half the diameter of a dime, maybe
Ah, summer.
Almost to the trailhead
Goodbye, trail. Until next time...