
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 |