Hitting the Trails: February 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

02/22/2014 Mount Jefferson

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Mount Jefferson

Mild temps below tree line, wind and cooler temps higher up, recent rains left a frozen crust of water on snow above treeline...nice visibility all day with patches of blue sky and dark clouds...

Air Line / Short Line / Randolph Path / Israel Ridge Path / Gulfside Trail / Jefferson Loop (same way back)

Short Line

Randolph Path

Randolph Path - Bridge Crossing

Randolph Path

Cliffway (not broken in)

Randolph Path - tracks

Randolph Path - Junction King Ravine Trail

Randolph Path

Randolph Path - Castles come into view

Randolph Path

Skies keep changing

View of Washington

Washington in background

Junction with Gulfside Trail and Edmonds Col Cutoff

Jefferson Loop

Jefferson Loop - Looking back

Jefferson Summit

Jefferson Summit looking up top

Jefferson Cairn with Washington in background

Jefferson Cairn

Back down Jefferson Loop

Sketchy section of Gulfside Trail

Awesome rays over Jefferson

Back down

Rays over the Castles

Mount Jefferson Summit

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

02/17/2014 Bondcliff Attempt

Monday, 02/17/2014

Lincoln Woods Trail / Bondcliff Trail

Another day of breaking trail...last 2 miles or so of Bondcliff Trail to summit was deep snow and slow going...got above treeline and faced pretty strong winds, stopped short of actual summit, still great views of Franconia Ridge with blue skies all day...