IMG_0101 Setting up camp @ Marshall Lake for Monday night. Date/Time: Mon 05 Jul 2004 04:17:19 PM EDT
IMG_0104 We didn't stay in the cabin, but it was nice of Tyson's friend to let us camp out on his property. Date/Time: Mon 05 Jul 2004 04:18:29 PM EDT
IMG_0111 Scouter Bob checked out the backcountry roadmaps. Date/Time: Mon 05 Jul 2004 05:06:05 PM EDT
IMG_0118 Tuesday morning Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 07:49:28 AM EDT
IMG_0119 I find it amazing they were able to burn the Eggo waffles. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 08:26:13 AM EDT
IMG_0122 Tyson eating delicious oatmeal. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 08:33:51 AM EDT
IMG_0124 Getting ready at the trailhead. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 11:29:28 AM EDT
IMG_0130 Our rough and tough group of hikers. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 11:36:41 AM EDT
IMG_0131 We're off! Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 11:37:36 AM EDT
IMG_0133 This uphill wasn't so tough, we climbed over 2000 feet on the first day. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 11:40:53 AM EDT
IMG_0137 Gorgeous weather for hiking. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 12:23:08 PM EDT
IMG_0138 How scenic. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 12:23:15 PM EDT
IMG_0143 Scouter Bob was carrying about 15lbs of food, as were most of us. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 12:49:58 PM EDT
IMG_0147 We stopped for lunch at Eldorado Creek Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 01:27:51 PM EDT
IMG_0150 The mountain ahead - good thing we went to one side of it instead of over! Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 02:31:22 PM EDT
IMG_0151 The first bridge across Gun Creek Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 02:34:18 PM EDT
IMG_0152 We took a quick breather then continued up the hill. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 02:34:36 PM EDT
IMG_0153 A gorgous slide site. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 03:07:32 PM EDT
IMG_0156 We all stared in awe for a few minutes. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 03:08:12 PM EDT
IMG_0162 Scouter Bob again, truckin' away. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 03:43:01 PM EDT
IMG_0165 Here we're heading into the meadow / valley. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 04:38:03 PM EDT
IMG_0167 The mountain weather is always changing, recent rainshowers keep everything green. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 04:40:03 PM EDT
IMG_0169 I like hiking thru the meadows much better than the forest. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 04:40:30 PM EDT
IMG_0170 Gotta love the view from the trail... Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 04:47:02 PM EDT
IMG_0173 ...it just seems to roll off into the distance. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 05:26:14 PM EDT
IMG_0175 We took a break at this big boulder in the meadow. Bob had a power-nap. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 05:33:07 PM EDT
IMG_0176 I'm a sucker for twisty branches. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 05:51:00 PM EDT
IMG_0178 Nic keeps hydrated. Date/Time: Tue 06 Jul 2004 05:51:17 PM EDT
IMG_0186 Tyson has his own aura. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 10:46:25 AM EDT
IMG_0187 Bob and Brad contemplate our hike for the day. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 10:57:18 AM EDT
IMG_0189 Lunchtime at Spruce Lake Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 03:08:33 PM EDT
IMG_0190 Bob entertained us with a gummybear ballet. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 03:08:42 PM EDT
IMG_0191 Nic and Brad set up camp at Spruce Lake Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 03:37:24 PM EDT
IMG_0192 Gotta watch for rain, Sam puts the fly on her tent. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 03:37:30 PM EDT
IMG_0194 It got chilly, so cards in the tent was where it was at. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 07:17:06 PM EDT
IMG_0196 Our end of the lake was nice and clear, but don't step in it, there's mud up to your knees! Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 07:54:09 PM EDT
IMG_0201 Bob demonstrated his ability to not set things on fire. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 07:55:47 PM EDT
IMG_0204 Nic tries his hand at the outback oven - they baked brownies! Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 09:37:09 PM EDT
IMG_0207 Meanwhile, Bob and Tyson put the food cache up in the tree. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 10:05:19 PM EDT
IMG_0211 The brownies turned out a bit crunchy on the edges, chewy in the middle. Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 10:13:03 PM EDT
IMG_0214 Chris licked the baking paper clean! Date/Time: Wed 07 Jul 2004 10:15:43 PM EDT
IMG_0220 We stopped to filter bottles of water for our ascent up the valley. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 11:59:35 AM EDT
IMG_0224 Tyson and I try to get a clear GPS signal. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 12:00:54 PM EDT
IMG_0226 The venturers learned some map and compas work along the way. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 01:01:56 PM EDT
IMG_0229 Hiking without packs is certainly a lot faster. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 01:20:39 PM EDT
IMG_0231 Many small streams cut the hillside. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 01:23:46 PM EDT
IMG_0234 Another, larger creek down the hillside. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 01:42:45 PM EDT
IMG_0245 The valley meadow was full of all sorts of flowers. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 02:32:55 PM EDT
IMG_0249 We had a snowball fight in July on one of the snowfields at the saddle. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 03:36:43 PM EDT
IMG_0254 Some of the very small and alpine fragile plantlife. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 03:40:01 PM EDT
IMG_0275 Tyson, Brad, Nic and Chris on a ridge at the saddle. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 03:49:14 PM EDT
IMG_0279 ...for a group photo! Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 03:53:22 PM EDT
IMG_0280 I like the contrast of the small flower and big mountain. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 03:56:30 PM EDT
IMG_0284 We built a rock cairn to mark our visit to this ridge. Date/Time: Thu 08 Jul 2004 04:00:11 PM EDT
IMG_0302 Friday, Tyson and I went in search of a confluence point. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 01:42:35 PM EDT
IMG_01041 We saw a deer! A few actually... they were out enjoying the sun too. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 02:26:51 PM EDT
IMG_01111 ...with 2 GPS units showing different figures... Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 02:54:09 PM EDT
IMG_01131 ...we finally got it! 51 degrees North by 123 degrees West! Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 03:03:13 PM EDT
IMG_01161 We found it! (I found out later we weren't the first, but regardless, it was fun looking for it.) Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 03:14:36 PM EDT
IMG_01171 The view just outside the trees around the confluence. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 03:16:53 PM EDT
IMG_01191 Tyson and I had lunch on a boulder and watched the deer lower down the hill. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 03:22:31 PM EDT
IMG_01371 The campfire ban was lifted so Bob made a great campfire for us. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 08:36:50 PM EDT
IMG_01891 Turn off your flash and use the "night exposure" mode. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 11:18:19 PM EDT
IMG_01971 This was a "zoom" on the fire, creates a motion blur. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 11:20:18 PM EDT
IMG_0200 This was a combination of flash and night exposure - I allowed the flash to catch Chris, then I waved the camera over the fire for a multiple exposure look. Date/Time: Fri 09 Jul 2004 11:22:02 PM EDT
