January 26, 2003
After trying out a Colfax breakfast café, Jacques & I started our 6 hour snowshoe hike into the Peter Grubb hut and up Castle Peak.
It's another very pleasant day.
[moss landing]
We decided to avoid the crowded trail and instead hike through the forest up to the Castle Peak ridge.
sandwich stop on our way through
altitude...heading...distance
Time for lunch break?
Yep, it's a nice place for that!
How can something this simple taste so good?
trying out the wood splitter
-Yup, it works.
The Peter Grubb Hut. Sleeps 15.
Next up...
I wouldn't wanna do this without snowshoes.
Just vulcanic gravel and nature's own cement.
The last part up there is really, really steep.
Quite scary on icy snow.
Snickers with a view.
Castle Peak, 9103'
view flat panorama
view quicktime vr panorama
View of the ridge from Castle Peak to Andesite Peak.
Getting down is quite hard on your knees, since you need to tip-toe down to utilize the snowshoe teeth.
Tomorrow...back to my computer at work......