We reach the trail head |
water is fairly high as we head to camp |
we wander to the beaver dam |
the morning brings some bright leaves |
and we go to the rocks above the inner camp for breakfast |
cool blue on the rock |
we head on up the stream |
turning leaves against the brilliant sky |
we reach our ravine and grab last water |
up the ravine |
onto the slide |
clambering hard |
view of the slide with a view |
careful crossover |
down from the lip |
still plenty to go |
clamber |
progress |
neat seed pods |
climbing in the brush |
we make the summit for lunch |
doing the dew |
Dix summit view |
wandering onward |
rock with a view of the East Dix slides |
survey peg |
descending the trail to a view of the north side slides |
trailside mushrooms |
onto the slide |
water we trust |
posing with Noonmark over our shoulders |
a riverside break on the way out |
Round pond |
twin pond |
beaver pond |
beaver portage |
dinner on the rocks |
breaking camp in the morning |
swimming hole on the north Boquet |
Johns brook |
and weathered rock |
we head to a trailless climb of Lower Wolfjaw -- but we aren't the first ones to come this way |
we reach views from the slide |
and climb into the glaring sun |
getting higher |
groved rock |
wow of a view |
Cliff poses too |
but there is still more to climb |
although eventually we need to enter the brush for an easy step over to the ridge trail |
lunch on Lower Wolfjaw |
view through the trees |
amazing sky |
squeeze |
and scramble |
we make it Upper Wolfjaw |
ladder climbing |
we take a nice rest on Armstrong |
the sky remains brilliant |
old marker on Gothics |
enjoying the view |
Cliff too |
all around |
reaching the open rock on the descent toward Ore Bed |
long descent |
first cable |
more to go |
it is a lovely descent |
oily seep from moss on a side slide |
on the stream near an early family camp |
thebridge by the ranger station is out |
we walk for about an hour with headlamps |