August 2007
Reading about trees at Shoe box falls
waiting for blood
morning beckons
and I head over to the south side trail from the Garden
lovely falls along Johns Brook
swirl holes
and more falls, but soon I'm making a scoot through the woods
finding the bottom of the slide to Lower Wolfjaw
Bluets on the slide
interesting rock
lots of rock on the way up the slide
revegetation near the top
and the view from Lower Wolfjaw
a big boulder with a view on the first bump of Upper Wolfjaw
resting on upper Wolfjaw
the ladder to Armstrong
great views, if a tad hazy, from Armstrong
and some dead, krummholz
old man's beard lichen
and Blind Gentian flowers abound in the next col
more flowers and a bee at work
the summit of Gothics beckons
awesome view
great lunch spot
Labrador tea
Bilberry
and a white footed mouse in the alpine zone; notice his fine camouflage
view from a crevice on the descent
the end of the cable
skunk currant
a rest on Saddleback
a balanced rock
and very steep descent off Saddleback
goblet lichen
a rest on Basin
krummholz and alpine mats
the trail off Basin used to go down that way
a boulder along the Shorey short cut trail
eventually following Johns Brook to Bushnell falls and out
the next morning brings a climb of Hurricane
false Solomon seal
and the firetower on the summit
another view of the tower
a bog/marsh on the descent
and a sweet goodbye from a hermit thrush