Route to Elizabethtown No 4 via herdpath and trailless climbing |
Rooster comb and nearly to Lower Wolfjaw |
It starts to sprinkle at the trailhead |
easy stream crossing |
Shoe box falls |
the beavers have been busy |
reaching views |
climbing on open rock |
we pose |
view from the top |
hiding from the wind |
hiding in a crevice |
we must descend |
patches of blue |
and the sun peeks out |
nearly back to Shoe Box |
checking out the hole at the bottom of the falls |
filtering water |
dinner time |
camp survives a rainy night |
no stream crossing today |
turning up the trail toward Rooster comb |
where we catch only the vaguest glimpse of Lower Wolfjaw |
very near the summit, the trail is ice covered, and in pouring rain without ice gear, we turn back |
lots more snow and water |
but the forest remains beautiful |
no longer an easy crossing |
Shoe box falls roars |
we pack our soaked gear into the jeep for an early return home |