Chapter Twelve: WUMPH
*This is a photo companion to my book, Crunch: A Million Snowy Steps Along the Pacific Crest Trail, available on Amazon here.
May 20, 2017
Rock Creek
Morning stroll through the marsh and snow.
Headed to Crabtree Meadows, at times on our feet!
Right before the glissade. A hefty percentage of the snow pictured here would end up inside my clothing.
Looking for snowbridges in Crabtree Meadow.
Ahh snowbridges. You can keep your water to yourself, Sierra!
Headed to Wallace Creek
Amped searching the ridge for a way down.
Wallace Creek, searching for a way across...
Dammit, Amped. Is that a snowbridge or are you trying to kill me and take my Snickers?!
Wright Creek... well, maybe later.
Navigating our way to Big Horn Plateau
Hiking through the blank expanse of Big Horn Plateau.
Big Horn Plateau in June 2014.
Big Horn Plateau in May 2017. Can you spot the differences??
Endless blank hillsides on our way down to Tyndall Creek.
Forester Pass, in the distance.
Tyndall "Creek". Not sure if you can tell from this picture, but getting water from this creek was tough.
The small bit of Tyndall Creek we could fish water out of.
The best damn water fishin' spot on the whole PCT!
Camping cold at Tyndall Creek