Indian Head, Hopkins, and Crowfoot pond
January 2021
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Heavy snow slowly sliding
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on the road to Indian Headwp1190690.jpg
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blink of blue and Sawteeth
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onto trail
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blue ice
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icy ladder
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more ice
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onto the ridge
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Lower Ausable
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but not much of the great range is visible
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holding up the snow
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heading down
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Start toward Hopkins
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over the river
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reaching the footpath
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follow old footprints
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crossing the stream
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footprints become snowshoe prints
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by the junction the snowshoer had turned around
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leaving me to break snow
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and find the trail
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next junction lead to a steep climb
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climbing into a tree corridor
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leading to the sloped viewpoint
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deep drifts
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vague views
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heading down
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it is much easier to follow the trail
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blooms in New Russia
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Crowfoot parking lot plowed in
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new bridge
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over a tricky stream
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old footprints lead the way
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another bridge
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obstacles
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footprints end
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breaking snow again
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no pondside place to repose
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ice axe through the ice discourages exploration
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and the trail
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meet private land
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a peek of the pond