Dell returned early the next morning to hike with Warren. They summitted Mt. Allen--#101. Warren didn't take any photos, but this is a photo of Mt. Allen that I took later.
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| the northwest side of Mt. Allen from the Grinnell trail |
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| the northeast side of Mt. Allen from Apikuni Falls |
Lynn and I hiked up the trail to Red Rock Lake and explored some more waterfalls. This was supposed to be an easy day, and we took our time photographing wildflowers.
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| Swiftcurrent Peak and Glacier above the creek. |
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| White Angelica near an upper waterfall. |
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| Harebells |
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| Paintbrush and Cinquefoil |
But it wasn't long before the "adventure bug" attacked us and we decided to figure out a way up to a waterfall on the side of Mt. Wilbur.
We climbed up--bushwhacked--through meadows full of fireweed, bear grass and huckleberries and picked some to bring back to camp. We did keep an eye out for bears, but we never saw any. Bushwhacking means going where there isn't any trail, and you just pick your own way.
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| Then the weather started turning a little more threatening. |
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| As we climbed over and down, we could see another long arm of the waterfall. |
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| We descended through a field of beargrass--this is starting to feel familiar! |
The minute we got back to the trail back to camp, the sky turned loose and it rained hard for our hike back to camp. Warren and Bob had the tarp frame up over the picnic table, and hot tea ready for us before we started supper. It was so cold we ate in the camper, but we really enjoyed our dessert of brownies, ice-cream and fresh huckleberries!
Tommorrow I'll get day 3 and day 4 posted.
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