Logan Pass July 4th 2015
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 5:46 pm
Here's a few snaps from Logan Pass today.
Got there at about 4:30AM. There was enough moon light to start by 5:00AM.
I didn't feel like going up too early because of the Bear Hazard warning, closing the trail at the overlook.
Snow is going away fast. The "Big Drift"(not pictured) is nearly gone.
Sunrise was still a ways off here, but it didn't amount to much imo. I have some video I'll post later on it
Looking over toward Reynolds and the Dragon's Tail from the overlook area.
The big snow field at the "corner" before heading up to the first saddle is still decent size. There are still the tops of two small ones on this side to be crossed.
Not much too them, but sliding off would be bad as the run out is steep scree. I thought about going until the clouds came in and persisted for too long.
Looking towards northwestward Stanton and Cannon. See all the smoke/haze
It went from nice to this in a matter of minutes. Wind picked up moderately and the temperature dropped 10-15F in minutes too.
It was mild at 0500. I just had two polypro T-shirts on-one long and one short sleeve. I had to put on my Nike Combat Prop "Hoodie" on when this crap rolled in.
I fiddle-faddled around for an hour or so, filtering water, talking to a few visitors, etc waiting to see what the clouds would do. I finally ran out of patience and decided to come down. Shot a few flower pics on the way down.
This nice little patch was just a few hundred yards up the trail from the visitors center
"Momma" wasn't too sure about me when I stopped here just past the lower parking area at Logan Pass. She and baby ultimately walked along the wall and crossed the road behind me and in front of car behind me.
And I went on back home.
later
pete
Got there at about 4:30AM. There was enough moon light to start by 5:00AM.
I didn't feel like going up too early because of the Bear Hazard warning, closing the trail at the overlook.
Snow is going away fast. The "Big Drift"(not pictured) is nearly gone.
Sunrise was still a ways off here, but it didn't amount to much imo. I have some video I'll post later on it
Looking over toward Reynolds and the Dragon's Tail from the overlook area.
The big snow field at the "corner" before heading up to the first saddle is still decent size. There are still the tops of two small ones on this side to be crossed.
Not much too them, but sliding off would be bad as the run out is steep scree. I thought about going until the clouds came in and persisted for too long.
Looking towards northwestward Stanton and Cannon. See all the smoke/haze
It went from nice to this in a matter of minutes. Wind picked up moderately and the temperature dropped 10-15F in minutes too.
It was mild at 0500. I just had two polypro T-shirts on-one long and one short sleeve. I had to put on my Nike Combat Prop "Hoodie" on when this crap rolled in.
I fiddle-faddled around for an hour or so, filtering water, talking to a few visitors, etc waiting to see what the clouds would do. I finally ran out of patience and decided to come down. Shot a few flower pics on the way down.
This nice little patch was just a few hundred yards up the trail from the visitors center
"Momma" wasn't too sure about me when I stopped here just past the lower parking area at Logan Pass. She and baby ultimately walked along the wall and crossed the road behind me and in front of car behind me.
And I went on back home.
later
pete