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[Igloo Ed]

My neighbor and friend escorted Grannyheart today on a out of the way route to Haiyaha which turned up lots of great new experiences.
We went to the back of Bear Lake and headed directly west to the small pond north of Dream Lake.
Just a bit above Bear Lake, there is a cliff that forms a standing icicle that is quite impressive at time. Today it had the look of spring:


A little further along the cliff showed signs of spring to but these delicate icicles were still hanging on:


We went past the ice and got a good view back:


The going was very steep but the snow was wonderful spring snow that gave excellent traction and footing for the snowshoes:


We topped out on a glacial knob at the top of the steep snowfield and got this view of Glacier Gorge:


We went across Dream Lake and headed up over the ridge to Haiyaha. The going was a bit steeper on this section of the route:



This is undoubtedly the steepest snowshoeing Granny has ever done!
Oh My!

[renate1]

Great pics. Love that standing icicle :) That's some steep snoeshoeing!

[mwilson]

You're really giving Grannyheart a workout these days. It looks like a perfect day and your pics are wonderful.

[John]

That view from the knob is amazing! Love the big ice too!

[HighPlainsMedic]

It was nice meeting you "officially" Ed.. and it was nice meeting Granny & Hugh too.. a pleasant surprise.. long day.. got home late, but we had a successful summit.. nice photo's.. I notice folks got warm today.. take care..

[SandyM]

Excellent photos, Ed! Looks like it was a great time.

[Igloo Ed]

HighPlainsMedic, on 07 May 2011 - 10:17 PM, said:

It was nice meeting you "officially" Ed.. and it was nice meeting Granny & Hugh too.. a pleasant surprise.. long day.. got home late, but we had a successful summit.. nice photo's.. I notice folks got warm today.. take care..

It was good to meet you guys too. Thought about it all day and I kinda remember meeting you before but not and then for the life of me, I'd never remember where or when.
Glad you made the summit. There was some wind through the day but not bad especially with it being as warm as it was.

[jflo]

Glad you all had a great day! I noticed it was quite warm in the park yesterday...

[dianeh85]

Great Day for a hike. Looks like Granny is getting her hiking legs back! I'll bet you are glad Ed!

[HighPlainsMedic]

jflo, on 08 May 2011 - 08:45 AM, said:

Glad you all had a great day! I noticed it was quite warm in the park yesterday...

It depended on the altitude lol, 70 deg. in EP.. baking in the trees with exertion, cold and windy up high..

[Rhonda]

I thought that was a canoe standing on end in the first picture. And it looks like a giant mosquito flying in front of the canoe. Do I have an imagination or what?

Looks like a beautiful day for a snowshoe hike.

[GLENNinPA]

Nice photos. Man I cannot wait to be there next Friday. Thanks for the little "preview".

[Melanie]

Rhonda, on 08 May 2011 - 06:10 PM, said:

I thought that was a canoe standing on end in the first picture. And it looks like a giant mosquito flying in front of the canoe. Do I have an imagination or what?

Looks like a beautiful day for a snowshoe hike.

Ok, Rhonda, I see the canoe and the mosquito........are we okay??

What beautiful pictures, I love all the snow that is still there.

Melanie<><

[B-Jay]

Nice report and good looking pictures, Ed.

Oh, and I thought the "canoe" was a gigantic snowboard.

B-Jay

[zzcoop]

Rhonda, on 08 May 2011 - 06:10 PM, said:

I thought that was a canoe standing on end in the first picture. And it looks like a giant mosquito flying in front of the canoe. Do I have an imagination or what?

Don't worry, I saw the mosquito too. I'm still not completely convinced that it isn't one. They do get massive out there.

Great little report! I can't wait to get back.

Edited by zzcoop, 09 May 2011 - 08:54 AM.