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[renate1]

For my first full day in the park I met up with Igloo Ed at the Bear Lake Parking Lot around 6am and we along with two of his friends, Hugh and Ryan, heading up towards Otis. I was extremely slow going up and I think we reached the summit a little after noon. While on the summit it started to rain pretty steadily and we donned our rain gear and headed off towards Andrews Glacier. Once on the glacier I decided to glissade the first little drop off and it was lots of fun - don't know why I became so stubborn but the second part of the glacier I side-stepped it down the entire way. I'm sure Ed and Ryan - both of whom had boot-skied down got a nice long break at the bottom waiting for me (thanks Ed for your patience) Once off the glacier I snapped a few pics of the tarn and then we headed on down towards the Loch - at this time it started raining on and off again the rest of the way down. It was a great day in the park and I can't thank Ed enough for taking me on such a great journey - next time around I won't be so darn stubborn and will glissade the second part of the glacier as well :)

Heading up Otis's shoulder


Our wild raspberry spot


Continuing around Otis' shoulder


Hallet and Lake Haiyaha


Working our way up to the ridge


Longs and Thatchtop from the Otis' ridge


Thatchtop and Powell ridge from Otis' ridge

[renate1]

Cool rock formations we walked through on the way to the summit


Mummies from Otis' ridge


The Sharkstooth


Looking back down Otis' ridge


Timberline Falls and Lake of Glass


Hallet


Ed looking back down the ridge


Taylor

[renate1]

Andrews Glacier


Longs


Andrews Tarn (I didn't take any pics on the way down because I had stashed my camera in my bag when it started to rain and I was too scarred to take off my pack and get it out once I was on the glacier :) )


Andrews Glacier


Ed and his buddy Hugh with Andrews Glacier


Andrews Tarn

[Igloo Ed]

What a great day! A lot of sunshine with cool temps and some rain thrown in towards the end. A perfect mountain day.
I'm glad you got the experience you did on the glacier, it takes learning.

[DeeCeeM]

That looks like such fun. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

I have to say, I am very jealous of all you folks who get to go off on adventures with Ed!

[John]

How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains? Yeah. Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.

[mwilson]

Looks like a wonderful adventure with Ed. Very nice pictures and report.

[Monica]

What a fun, adventurous day, Staci!
Thanks for posting, great report!

[Qbert]

I love the new perspectives on well known places. Sounds like a wonderful day.
Something tells me you'll have your shot at sliding down the full length of Andrew's some day. No worries.

What a huge outing for your first full day. I'm scared to ask what Day 2 was like.

[renate1]

John, on 08 September 2011 - 04:53 PM, said:

How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains? Yeah. Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.

But if coach woulda put you in you wouldn't have had time to make all those boondoogle key chains muwhahaha

[soatley]

I like those rock formations and Timberline Falls. I didn't see them when I went because I was chasing Ali.

I think Ed was doing more than looking back.

Sandy O

[Mark Zemmin]

Great pictures and report. Adventures with Ed are the best.

[Grannyheart]

Man, what a day!! Those are some really cool pics, Staci!! I love the tarn pics and the pic of Timberline Falls and Lake of Glass and....well, guess I love all of them really. :) That was quite an undertaking for a first-day hike....actually, for an any-day hike in my eyes! Way to go!!!

[Allie]

Way to go, Staci, great photos.