A couple more pics, with my old camera, of this impressive snow hurling machine...
A couple more pics, with my old camera, of this impressive snow hurling machine...
The ranger said they received 4 feet of snow here, with likely more at higher elevations. They did manage to clear passage for the restrooms...
As we arrived, Wendy realized she left her snow pants at home, so she used an extra t-shirt, and my merino wool scarf for make-shift leg warmers. The park ranger asked if it was hobo-day...
The powder was fresh, heavy, and deep, but a well trenched trail, ~2 feet wide, and ~1' deep had been carved by previous hikers. Here I try breaking a new trail in a clearing (it was tiring)...
A 2-pic pano with my new wide angle lens, as we follow the trail up. The weather was in the low 40s, with a warm sun, we soon shed a layer...
What a fine view towards Longs Peak (on the left)! This 4 pic stitched shot at 10mm focal length stitched great with the new microsoft stitcher I started using...
First we reached Dream Lake, and found some unfroze water among the snow covered rocks. After crossing the lake, and another ~250' gain, we reached the frozen Emerald Lake. A wide-angle self portrait here...
We had a small lunch, and watched some skiers descend the steep slope across the lake to the left. We also saw an avalanche down Dragon's Tail, across the lake on the right...
A close-up, taken with my old camera, of the "S"'s made from a group of skiers (look for the speck's in the snow). I love this shot of Wendy, who is only 2 feet away from the camera. I never took the wide-angle lens off my camera all day...
A couple more pics of the snowy path during the return. Going downhill in deep powder is always a smile. We routinely broke new trail, sinking in a couple feet during descents...
A last look out at Longs Peak at the clearing on the way back. There were TONS of people on the trail today, all enjoying the great weather and amazing snow conditions...