“See where those tracks go?”
I said, unconvinced but hopeful.
After peeking in the woods for a bit, Adam finally sees something that looks human-made.
“Looks like an outhouse for it” he told me.
We entered, took a peek inside and decided to continue on our journey.
My feet weren’t ready for what was to come yet, but I sure was.
But we knew we were making it to the top.
“I hate you Adam!”
I yelled, after slipping a good 4 feet and scaring the f*ck out of myself.
We ate a little bit, smoked a joint and went on our way.
Need I say more?
Just a little after we started hiking I heard a noise in the distance.
“Is that the sound of an avalanche?”
I asked
“Yeah I can see it!
On the mountain in front of us!
As the view got better and better, the warning signs of avy danger got even more frequent.
At this point I remember feeling so full of joy.
The views surrounding us and the thrill of being totally alone on a giant mountain was unreal to me.
It was pure, ultimate freedom.
Then I noticed something on a section we weren’t exposed to:
“Have you seen this cornice?
We got to a small ridge and took a couple pictures before we kept going.
The rock formations around us were unreal.
It was such a thing of beauty.
We still had to be quick on the safest way around
“How far should we go Adam?”
At this point the view was just so absurd we almost couldn’t believe it.
We were right in the middle of two massive rock formations, completely alone.
The avy noises were loud enough that we couldn’t really find out in which direction they were.
“Well sure, I ain’t no bitch!”
said Adam, laughing.
It was around 5pm at that moment.
“Look how fast the snow freezes in the shade” remarked Adam.
Anyway, the best part was yet to come, and we were almost there.
I noticed a lot of avy debris down from the ridge we were standing on.
Probably what we were hearing on our way up but couldn’t see.
Like I could accomplish anything I wanted in life.
It just seemed so easy for a second.
Sorry for another panorama but I felt it was worth it.
Can you spot Adam?
The snow was pretty crusty but it didn’t stop us from having a blast as always.
I mean, it’s skiing right?
I had never felt so much pain from taking my boots off.
But in the realm of things it didn’t really matter.
“What a fucking day” I declared
“Couldn’t have said it better myself” said Adam.
On the way back from the trail
“I’d live here” said Adam.
“I like my solitude in the mountains”
He was definitely right.
Its days like these that make it so hard to leave this place, but coming back so great.
