
Heading to Giant via quiet Roaring Brook trail, the falls |

above the falss |

another view from the stream |

trail getting bad |

but recent improvements |

giant rock |

Giant view |

glimpse toward Jay |

water covered tenth mile:
your footprints grow algae for a hundred years |

Hopkins summit |

wide view |

a raven plays in the wind |

translucent mushrooms |

end of Ranney trail |

the next day brings trail from ADK Loj |

lots of ascent |

MacIntyre cascade |

slippery |

steep ascent |

and more |

views above treeline |

almost there |

view west |

view east |

mountain goldenrod |

we rest our of the wind |

glimpse of Colden and Marcy |

unexplained summit mushrooms |

descending toward Boundary |

enough photos aready |

wet walking to boundary and Iroquois |

nice scrambles |

another |

great lunch spot on Iroquois |

summit laurels |

wide views |

we pose |

the mud takes a round, but Jorge wins |

really steep descents |

opportunity taken |

avalanche lake is wonderful |

Colden so grand |

lakeside boardwalk |

discussing perfect parallelepipeds |

testing the waters |

cold |

me too |

I like calories |

onward |

avalanche pass |

the slide |

Marcy dam |

way to fangorn forest |