Chapter Eight: The Storm
*This is a photo companion to my book, Crunch: A Million Snowy Steps Along the Pacific Crest Trail, available on Amazon here.
May 15, 2017
Diaz Creek
Mmm, nothing like a pile of mold on a cold Sierra morning.
Road Dog bundled up for the cold morning hike up to Trail Pass.
Bundled up on the cold hike up to Trail Pass.
Cool snow spine from the log's shadow.
Trail sign at Mulkey Pass headed to Trail Pass, our first potential bail point.
Cool snow texture at Trail Pass. Baby suncups??
Making our way toward Cottonwood Pass.
Not sure what I was doing here. Navigating through the snow? Trying to find a potential water source? Selling all my backpacking gear on eBay?
Standing on top of a "water source"... Water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
Trekking through the storm just before Cottonwood Pass.
Sometimes, you get snowed on.
Road Dog and Vagabond Runner. Snowshoe'd up!
Amped, on-board to get the hell out of there!
Headed out of the storm on the east side of Cottonwood Pass.
We have to road walk... how far again?
Escaping the storm on Horseshoe Meadows Road.
The rockfall. I could hear it snickering as I walked by...Might be time for a shrink visit.
My three battered teammates heading down Horseshoe Meadows Road.
Exhausted but safe at The Grille. We earned those damn cheeseburgers.