We hiked up Bellvue last Sunday. Things have been too busy since then to write about it or any other recent happenings. Lots of science work now that the Enquist lab 'macrobus' (actually not a bus but a Suburban, and the 'macro' stand for macroecology) has arrived, along with Ben and Lindsey, two of Dr. Enquist's graduate students.
The Bellvue hike was pretty fantastic. The road up to the easier approach route was closed, so we had to take the steep way. It was WAY steeper than the photos do justice.
Beginning of route
View from higher up
Snow melt streams on Mt. Baldy, opposite Bellvue
Tarns at the base of Bellvue
View of East River Valley, location of Gothic
Once we hit the snowfields, we had to use our simple crampons and kick-step our way up. Coming down, I fell once, having to use my ice-ax.
Beginning of snowfields
Close-up of snowfield
About to move from scree to snowfields
Thank goodness for ice-axes
Trudging through the kick-steps
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