Esther and Whiteface
December 2017

Resevior trailhead	fresh snow, no other hikers, great for tracks	sizable paw print
sun tries to peek through		solid climb up marble
to a junction	now lots of hikers are ahead	lovely snoscapes
the herdpath to Esther	almost a view from lookout mountain	through woods
and snow	a view	summit plaque
a peek at whiteface	ski runs	and chair lifts
reaching the highway wall	a glance back	an icy staircase is the trail
snow drifts	the sun tries again	on the summit
lake placid	great range far away	summit plaque
part of the summit building	climber ascending the ridge trail	a bit of krumholtz
the trail is along the edge of a slide, giving a view of ski slopes	back to the wall	and tracks of another sort