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Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > So, we headed back down, enjoying the snow free sections where possible.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Nice part about this was that there were no mosquitos this high up.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Now, one of the reasons I wanted to photograph the mushroom was because I was surprised to see them popping up out of the ground so early in the year. Still a little nippy at night (and snow everywhere). Therefore, imagine my surprise when I found mushrooms actually growing "out of the snow"! Amazing (I've never seen that before).
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Close up........
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > OK. I could see that the area around the stream we crossed seemed to be free(er) of snow. So, maybe we could just follow the stream (I knew the stream headed pretty much in the direction we needed to move)? Worth a try, so off we took and slogged it down to the stream (where it may have had less snow, but the meadows were still rather wet : ) Along the way I came upon some "rooms" and just had to take a picture (really, my camera forced me : )
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > And the third thing was that our progress had slowed dramatically (I knew we had slightly less than a mile to go, but that could take hours at our reduced speed). It was time to consider options. So, while Will made ready, I tried to come up with a plan.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > We decided to march on into the forest. And immediately ran into three rather concerning issues. The first was that it was a trifle difficult to locate the trail. The second was that the snow was soft and deep enough that both of us were getting quite wet feet.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > And across the valley at a snow-free ridge.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Going back down went a little faster than coming up (definitely made it easier getting through the section with all the mosquitoes : ) What I hadn't remembered were all the downed trees that we had to cross over.
So, we headed back down, enjoying the snow free sections where possible.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > So, we headed back down, enjoying the snow free sections where possible.
So, we headed back down, enjoying the snow free sections where possible.
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