Tracie, there were 8 people staying at the hut on Friday night. We passed 3 of them as they snowshoed out while the other 5 were skiing down. Saturday there were no guests. Such a shame since it was a beautiful weekend. Perfect weather. Here are a few of my pix:
Me with my favorite tree in the whole world, a Giant Sequoia.
The alpenglow on the Silliman Crest across Tokopah Valley from our camp.
Alta Peak rising above Emerald Lake basin.
The Matterhorn. Cool peaklet above Pear Lake that i would like to climb from every direction.
Icefall above Pear Lake. This one's for you Taco!
Jim breaking trail. We wore showshoes for 3 days. Never touched our axes or crampons.
Winter Alta elev 11,328 stands before us. We will ascend just under the cliffs and then traverse left (east) to the low point in center.
Jim working his way up to the aforementioned low point, while i sit back and wait.
The beautiful open bowls of The Tablelands. A back-country skiers paradise. This one's for you Fritz!
Mount Silliman, elev 11,188 feet
The Watchtower stands like a sentry above Tokopah Valley.
Cheers to a great snow camp. I will be back!
rest of my pix are here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma ... eatherLake#