Dropped off at the overflowing garden |
Nate and I tail through the hemlocks |
along John's brook |
a waterfall |
a scramble aroiund |
crossing rift brook |
we take a good break |
we find Bennies brook (and I mess up the white balance) |
up we go |
lovely waterfalls |
open bedrock |
around a wall |
a climb |
climbing to a backwards view |
oil |
flower with a view |
rock hopping |
a long way to go |
wide open rock |
wet wall |
Pete chooses |
the tough route |
looking back |
resting and enjoying the view |
an old tree |
the top of the slide |
last slide views |
into the ferns |
and onto the trail |
the view from lower wolfjaw |
a tough spot |
scrambles |
onto upper wolfjaw |
looking ahead |
lots of descent |
and ascent |
to a good lunch on armstrong |
we carry on |
but wait at junctions |
views from gothic's edge |
sweaty arrival |
the lower ausable |
more sweat |
another break with grand views |
mountain sandwort |
muddy summit |
more views |
hikers on pyramid |
fir cones aplenty |
hanging out on gothic's shoulder |
great weather |
last |
looks |
and the great descent begins |
broken cable |
staircase |
goes on and on |
sun through the trees |
resting along the brook |
following it downward for a bit |