Chapter Eleven: Rock Creek
*This is a photo companion to my book, Crunch: A Million Snowy Steps Along the Pacific Crest Trail, available on Amazon here.
May 19, 2017
Horseshoe Meadows Campground
Getting back on trail with some sun to help us feel human again.
Horseshoe Meadows heading to Cottonwood Pass. Not pictured: warmth.
Amped standing under Cottonwood Pass before the climb.
Booya. 34 mile detour complete. Thank God.
Overlooking the frozen Chicken Springs Lake.
Giant cornices coming to kill us.
Awesome skeleton trees all along this stretch.
A fortunate hole with liquid water inside!
My view while filtering water is strange these days...
Walking along Rock Creek looking for crossing points.
The safest crossing along Rock Creek.
Our bubbling camp spring!
Camp just above Rock Creek
Laying out socks to dry/freeze solid...