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 |