Topo and GPS tracks of the route. Took the southern path on the trip out, and the northern route on the return
02/02/2004 10:59 PM
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Didn't mess with the trail in the beginning, but headed straight up the ridge to meet up with the forest road. There was a nice crust on the snow surface that held my weight without my snowshoes.
01/31/2004 09:24 AM
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No grey skies today. Clear, calm, and cloudless for most of the day.
01/31/2004 09:37 AM
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The crust on the snow held up till about midday.
01/31/2004 09:37 AM
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Over to the trail junction. My tracks from last weekend were still visible, and noone else had been on the trail since.
01/31/2004 10:13 AM
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The second water tower. No routefinding difficulties today. Stopped here to get water and put my snowshoes on. Making much better time this week due to the better snow.
01/31/2004 10:18 AM
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Trail leading into Cottonwood Meadow. (Slightly over the ridge from where I turned around last Saturday)
01/31/2004 10:56 AM
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Small creek running through Cottonwood Meadow. None of the creeks were frozen yet, though this one had started to ice over. Found a narrow section to jump across. (This shot without the snow: here 01/31/2004 10:58 AM
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Snowshoe tracks across Cottonwood Meadow. Still a nice snow crust at this point.
01/31/2004 11:03 AM
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