
Leaving spring behind in Easton |

I camp a night |

and get to the trailhead early |

more light |

sunshine |

and soon enough to OwlHead Lookout |

with it splendid views |

no snow on the trail for a bit |

beautiful trailside |

I descend trailless to the river crossing the north branch on wet rocks |

and the south on an ice bridge |

huge lichen |

as I ascend toward the Bald-RPR col, I scramble a knob with a view |

continue ascending to the trail in the col |

a soon a spot with a view: snow melts |

and splendid |

views |

abound |

a lookout north |

East end of Rocky Peak Ridge beckons |

someone did serious postholing |

views of Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant |

Red tipped goblet lichen |

Lake Marie Louise |

a view back |

delighted to be on Rocky Peak Ridge |

spendid views and thunder? (likely was an avalanche) |

soon enough climbing Giant |

a view east |

a lovely summit |

the view west |

the view north |

old man's beard lichen |

hey, my crampon sheared off |

several lovely miles back |

some without snow |

a pause at High Banks |

back to Owlhead Lookout |

and lovely ice |

and grand pine on the way out |