My Skis Went for a Beautiful Walk

I got to spend my birthday in such a beautiful place this year. Ryan and I decided to do our annual pilgrimage back the South fork of Eagle River valley to try and climb Eagle Peak (we always get shut down). We had moderate success only a few days before with skiing, so we figured that ski's would be a great idea for this trip too...after all it sits up higher and farther back in the mountains....

Cantada in the Clouds

 

Hiking In

 

Eagle Lake and Peak

 

Home Sweet Home

 

Cool Misty Mountains

 

Amazing Bug Swarm

 

Eagle Lake and the Hiland Valley

 

Ry Behind the Lake in the Bushes

 

Walking Around the Many River Braids

 

Heading Up

 

Ryan Skinning

 

Me at the Top of the Run
Picture by Ryan Campbell

 

Me Making Some Good Corn Turns
Picture by Ryan Campbell

 

Ryan Getting Ready to Ski

 

Sunset Picture

 

But as the title implies, my skis were doing more walking than skiing, and we didn't make the summit, again. It takes a lot of effort to get back in that valley, but it truly is a magical place filled with beautiful steep mountains.