 We arrive at the start point after dark |
 break camp as the sun rises |
 we can mostly follow the herd path up Jay |
 nearing the first peak on the long ridge |
 a glimpse of a view under the clouds |
 lots of rime |
 snow and ice |
 along the ridge |
 a cairn on one of the summits |
 windswept tree |
 moving across the rocks is easy with the snowshoe traction points |
 really, the sun broke through the clouds for 3 seconds; I just wasn't fast enough with the camera |
 we pause for lunch and a good break |
 we pose |
 and explore this peak noting the erratics: sandstone |
 and ice swaths |
 and then head back down |
 a red pine stands againt the wind: its windward branches gone |
 even the windward bark is gone |
 a deep step |
 many deep steps |
 a playful cairn |
 we pose on the last peak |
 even the smallest plants are encrusted in ice |
 and we get a glimpse of a view under the clouds as we make our final descent |