A May foray into the upper altitude ranges. With an adventure so early, the risk of foul weather increases with the elevation. In short, we got dumped on.
Garrett's yerba mate brewing.
The top of the first climb.
The flat after the first climb.
A trail passing through our first night's campsite. ~3000m elevation.
Day 2 of hiking was characterized by trail obstacles and difficulties, the first of which was a burn area.
Plummeting temperatures, graying skies, and snowflakes on our hats were signals of what was to come.
The snow of the winter was still hanging on - the top layer would melt every day and refreeze every night, forming a thin, weak ice layer. Our force-focusing boot heels pierced right through to the bottom on the way up.
The top of the second day's climb - a plateau housing Pecos Baldy Lake.
My exasperated face after a difficult climb.
The still-frozen tarn.
Plummeting temperatures, yes.
What?
But, it's May...
Welcome to the 3600m wilderness.
The aftermath.
The trailhead on the hike down.
