Chapter Twenty-Two: The Waterfall

*This is a photo companion to my book, Crunch: A Million Snowy Steps Along the Pacific Crest Trail, available on Amazon here.

May 30, 2017

VVR Junction

Big snow blocks at the end of a small avalanche slide.

Amped moving up the granite slabs toward the Silver Creek waterfall.

Amped stepping up to the intimidating Silver Creek falls.

June 2015 - Looking south from the approach to Silver Pass.

May 2017 - Looking south from the approach to Silver Pass. This picture contains 100% more tiny Thor.

Silver Lake, where Amped and I had swam in the year before.

Looking up to Silver Pass, just right of the faint snow/tree mound in the notch.

Thor, pausing for a break before heading up the final slope to Silver Pass.

Faint footsteps from those ahead of us, leading up to the pass.

Thor, following us up the pass.

The only thing I can see in this picture is the pizza between us and Mt. Ritter and Banner in the distance.

Amped, headed off the final pass before reaching Mammoth.

My teammates snowshoe-skiing and plunge-stepping down the perfect snow heading down to Fish Creek.

Thor collecting water at the first accessible spot.

Fish Creek bridge. Whoever put this here... we owe you a beer.

Camp for the night along Fish Creek.