 Forecast is obscured summits; starting with smiles |
 a hint of sun |
 we get to Marcy dam |
 lose a layer |
 climbing up the trail |
 with more hints of sunshine |
 lake arnold |
 climbing |
 higher |
 with views |
 and unto the knob before Colden |
 Colden beckons |
 and soon enough we are posing there |
 wonderful hoar and views |
 avalanche lake far below |
 slow, careful |
 descending |
 with an occasional quick stretch |
 more descending |
 a pose |
 descend a ladder |
 some rocks |
 framing a tree |
 steep ice |
 on the trail |
 and alongside |
 we get to lake coldenwe get to lake colden |
 pause |
 and wander to the lake's end to find the trail |
 onto avalanche lake |
 the dike |
 rock faces |
 wind cleared ice |
 we pose at the lake's end |
 admire ice in avalanche pass |
 back to marcy dam |
 the next day toward iron, turkeys have been scratching |
 into the woods |
 steep ascent |
 first lookout |
 second lookout |
 alternate model of gravity |
 then we follow |
 the ridge |
 to the knob summit |
 enjoy the views in blasting wind |
 and head back down through the woods |