Showing my daughter the lean-to I proposed to her mother at. Taken away by Sandy or Irene and is now a revegetation area, sad that the lean-to is gone but amazing that the difference in landscape since the storms went through is so drastic.

Eleven hours of hiking and climbing makes for a fantastic day. Welcome to technical climbing on Gothics' South Face. This is the Original Route circa 1800s rated 5.4.

Came upon a large garter sunning on a rock at the summit. Upon further examination we discovered two more, presumed mother and baby. Kids and I watched them up close for quite awhile. Fun encounter!

View from the top of Cascade - one of the 46 High Peaks! I love the layers of blue sky and mountains, green and rock.

Waiting for the clouds to lift as I passed through Avalanche Pass on my way to Marshall