 Marilyn, Josh, Nate and Zach went ahead to establish camp |
 but we all gathered by the swimming hole for dinner |
 at dusk we visited an active beaver pond and watched the beavers swim |
 but the beaver eventually said splash |
 we head out in the morning |
 and begin to climb the long ridge from New Russia; this is the first look out we reached, after an hour long climb |
 Nate checking the view along the trail |
 Marilyn looking ahead to the rest of the ridge |
 Ben and Zach climbing |
 Marilyn nearing Bald Peak |
 we take a break on Bald peak |
 brotherly cooperation |
 and we climb toward Rocky Peak Ridge |
 we break for lunch on the first bump of Rocky Peak Ridge |
 family in front of blowdown on the mountainside below; the Dix range is in the distance |
 It was so hot that we had nearly finished the 21 quarts of water we were carrying by lunch; so we picked up water (and used iodine) at Lake Mary Louise |
 View of the huge slide on the east face of Giant |
 Cliff enjoying some iodine water |
 the family on Rocky Peak Ridge |
 the climb of Giant is intense |
 taking a breather near the top |
 Zach too |
 Giant's washbowl on the descent |
 Swimmers in Chapel pond |
 The clouds were ablaze in pink at dinner time |
 The next morning we begin our climb of Cascade |
 disappearing into the clouds as we reach open rock |