Trailhead was full. so we parked 1.6 miles away
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onto trail |
descending |
to the river |
crossing quickly |
or cautiously |
reaching a waterfall |
climbing around it |
a rest |
slightly upriver |
onto Bennies brook |
a scramble looming |
a rest with some view |
onto open rock |
the slide ahead |
views behind too |
rock fault |
attempt at a wet scramble |
wisely picking another route |
carefully stepping |
between the slippery spots |
a scramble |
boulder seat |
a traverse |
a climb |
more climbs |
and more |
a rest |
with a view |
a scramble |
following a dike |
a smile |
last |
scramble |
to the top of the slide |
we find the ridge trail |
which brings it own scrambles |
selfie on Lower Wolf Jaw |
more |
climbing |
and hiking |
to upper Wolf Jaw where we lunch |
a ladder |
to climb on the way to |
Armstrong |
where we pose |
soon enough resting on Gothics |
with its alpine vegetation |
mountain sandwort with a view |
mirror lens portraits |
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we pose |
clouds loom |
last vantage from Gothics shoulder |
into a crevise |
with a view |
time to descend steeply |
sometimes |
with a |
cable handhold |
or a long |
staircase |
a snag on the slide |
graceful river crossing |
next day, to balanced rocks |
to the trailhead |
first view |
upward it goes |
resting |
last ascent |
gardenlike walk |
stone arch |
down the rabbit hole |
into the crevise |
under the rock roof |
Peter's |
turn |
resting |
selfie |
leap |
leap |
timer shot |
a step |
we descend |
and stop at crowded split rock falls |
to rest |
or perch |
and jump |