Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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

 
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Amazing Bug Swarm

 


Eagle Lake and the Hiland Valley

 


Ry Behind the Lake in the Bushes

 


Walking Around the Many River Braids

 
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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

 
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Ryan Getting Ready to Ski

 
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Sunset Picture

 
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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.

2 comments:

Kellie said...

Hooray for finally posting!!! Do you believe I've never been back to Eagle and Symphony Lakes? I really need to get out in that area!!!

ginnylynnpeterson said...

I love the skirt on the way up....but where did it go on the ski down?!?! Miss getting out with you!