A couple
of weeks ago I did a trip to Ruth Mountain. It was one of the more
perfect fall days I have seen in the mountains. The most incredible
thing about this trip was the views of the North Cascades. It is very
clearly winter in the North Cascades. October has in the past been my
favorite time of the year to climb in the mountains. There is already
too much snow in many places.
Hannegan Pass.
Flowers still
peaking out of the snow.
Snow on the
summer plants.
Bird in the snow.
Bear tracks at
Hannegan Pass.
Skiers heading up
to Ruth.
Mt. Shucksan in
the distance.
Skiers on Ruth
Mountain.
Wind patterns in
the snow.
Perfect weather.
—Alasdair Turner, Instructor and Guide