Snowfield, Colonial, and friends

  • Date:
    2013/06/28 to 2013/06/30
    Car-to-car:
    3 days
    Trip type:
    glacier climb
    USGS quads:
    Ross Dam, Diablo Dam
    In:
    North Cascades

    • Day 1

  • Hiking up the Pyramid Lake trail
    Hiking up the Pyramid Lake trail
  • Hiking up the boot path from Pyramid Lake to the ridge.
    Hiking up the boot path from Pyramid Lake to the ridge.
  • Pyramid Peak from its NE ridge
    Pyramid Peak from its NE ridge
  • Dropping down from the ridge into the Colonial Creek basin.
    Dropping down from the ridge into the Colonial Creek basin.
  • Neve Peak and the Colonial Glacier.
    Neve Peak and the Colonial Glacier.
  • A ptarmigan
    A ptarmigan
  • Our camp next to the Colonial Glacier. Pinnacle Peak in the background.
    Our camp next to the Colonial Glacier. Pinnacle Peak in the background.
  • Leaving camp for an evening scramble.
    Leaving camp for an evening scramble.
  • Colonial Peak and Neve Peak.
    Colonial Peak and Neve Peak.
  • Pyramid Peak
    Pyramid Peak
  • Looking towards the Pickets from the summit of Pyramid Peak.
    Looking towards the Pickets from the summit of Pyramid Peak.
  • Jack Mountain from Pyramid Peak.
    Jack Mountain from Pyramid Peak.
  • Neve Peak and Snowfield Peak.
    Neve Peak and Snowfield Peak.
  • Paul Bunyans Stump
    Paul Bunyans Stump
  • Ruby Mountain
    Ruby Mountain
  • Neve Peak
    Neve Peak
  • Colonial Peak and all our new neighbors that arrived while we were on Pyramid.
    Colonial Peak and all our new neighbors that arrived while we were on Pyramid.

    • Day 2

  • Sleeping out a morning thunder storm.
    Sleeping out a morning thunder storm.
  • Ruby Mountain
    Ruby Mountain
  • Pinnacle Peak and Pyramid Peak.
    Pinnacle Peak and Pyramid Peak.
  • Colonial Peak
    Colonial Peak
  • Jack Mountain and Ruby Mountain
    Jack Mountain and Ruby Mountain
  • Hiking up the the western Colonial/Neve col.
    Hiking up the the western Colonial/Neve col.
  • Snowfield Peak from the Colonial/Neve col.
    Snowfield Peak from the Colonial/Neve col.
  • Cats Ear
    Cats Ear
  • On the summit of Snowfield Peak
    On the summit of Snowfield Peak
  • Descending from the summit of Snowfield down to the notch leading to the lower gully.
    Descending from the summit of Snowfield down to the notch leading to the lower gully.
  • Horsemans Pack.
    Horsemans Pack.
  • Is this The Horseman or The Needle?
    Is this The Horseman or The Needle?
  • Traversing into gully on Horsemans Pack's east side.
    Traversing into gully on Horsemans Pack's east side.
  • On the summit of Horsemans Pack.
    On the summit of Horsemans Pack.
  • Descending from Horsemans Pack.
    Descending from Horsemans Pack.
  • Snowfield Peak
    Snowfield Peak
  • Heading for the eastern Colonial/Neve col.
    Heading for the eastern Colonial/Neve col.
  • Snowfield Peak and its east ridge.
    Snowfield Peak and its east ridge.
  • Sundog
    Sundog
  • Snowfield Peak from the east slopes of Neve Peak.
    Snowfield Peak from the east slopes of Neve Peak.
  • Colonial Peak from the summit of Neve Peak.
    Colonial Peak from the summit of Neve Peak.
  • Snowfield Peak from the east slopes of Neve Peak.
    Snowfield Peak from the east slopes of Neve Peak.
  • Paul Bunyans Stump and Mount Baker.
    Paul Bunyans Stump and Mount Baker.
  • Ascending Colonial Peak.
    Ascending Colonial Peak.
  • On the summit of Colonial Peak.
    On the summit of Colonial Peak.
  • They are taking pictures of themselves making a shadow "A for Ana".
    They are taking pictures of themselves making a shadow "A for Ana".
  • Descending from Colonial.
    Descending from Colonial.
  • Jack Mountain and Ruby Mountain.
    Jack Mountain and Ruby Mountain.
  • Colonial Peak from camp.
    Colonial Peak from camp.

    • Day 3

  • Descending into the Colonial Creek basin.
    Descending into the Colonial Creek basin.
  • Colonial Peak from the NE ridge of Pyramid.
    Colonial Peak from the NE ridge of Pyramid.
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