December 27, 2009

OK, hang on for a little photo tour of Travis and me climbing up to the Pilchuck lookout tower:

It was about 3 miles to the top.

Right off the bat we wondered is it gonna be 3 miles of ICE?

Well, the ice continued, with a few other obstacles, but eventually it became... Ice and rocks

Finally we busted out into the true snow and the going was actually much better.

Kicking steps up to the ridge.

Icicles along the trail.

Did I mention what a magnificent day it was? The blue sky, white snow and bright sunshine made for a magical day.

Travis climbs the last few steps

Some images from the top

This place is called the Knife Edge (at least that’s what I call it). In the summer you stand 6 feet lower.

I liked this stack of loose rocks

Travis sliding into home plate 

That's it for now. Too bad you missed this one. It was fantastic. Kat