This was the first backpacking trip I went on after having Lyme disease. While it was a warmup for Eli, his ideas challenged me to improve my backpacking style and I will never again take a summer slumber bag camping in May in the Adirondacks. Eli slept soundly while I shivered. The trip rekindled my love for hiking in the Adirondacks. Click on images for a larger view.

Getting ready to leave Easton	View from our campsite by Colden Lake	Crossing the Opalescent
Snow at Lake Tear of the Clouds	Above treeline climbing Marcy	Great view from Marcy
Balance on the return path.	Water roaring down the icy Opalescent	We took a quick side trip to Avalanche Lake. This is a view up Avalanche Mountain
Eli at Avalanche Lake	Colden Dam	Beaver Dam
Timbering operations along the trail	Hiking on the timber road has a strange beauty of its own.	Roadside Coyote