Heavy snow slowly sliding |
on the road to Indian Headwp1190690.jpg |
blink of blue and Sawteeth |
onto trail |
blue ice |
icy ladder |
more ice |
onto the ridge |
Lower Ausable |
but not much of the great range is visible |
holding up the snow |
heading down |
Start toward Hopkins |
over the river |
reaching the footpath |
follow old footprints |
crossing the stream |
footprints become snowshoe prints |
by the junction the snowshoer had turned around |
leaving me to break snow |
and find the trail |
next junction lead to a steep climb |
climbing into a tree corridor |
leading to the sloped viewpoint |
deep drifts |
vague views |
heading down |
it is much easier to follow the trail |
blooms in New Russia |
Crowfoot parking lot plowed in |
new bridge |
over a tricky stream |
old footprints lead the way |
another bridge |
obstacles |
footprints end |
breaking snow again |
no pondside place to repose |
ice axe through the ice discourages exploration |
and the trail |
meet private land |
a peek of the pond |