Phil getting ready to head out.
This is the path that we followed. It seemed to have been primarily made by cross country skiiers because it was a tad too skinny for snoeshoes. We broke a bit of the side off with each step.
Castle Peak
A small slope. It's really interesting to see how the elements have carved little channels in the snow.
This is the steepest section of the trail that we covered.
Pictures on the ridge.
A shot of Phil from behind. We were perhaps a bit over-equipped for this trip but since it was our first outing of the season, we figured more was better and it was good exercise.
Looking back down along the ridge.
Looking south towards the ski slopes.
Laying on my back while having lunch.
Reclining for lunch.
Looking up at what we think we still need to climb. We hiked up to that rock formation in the middle of the picture on Saturday before hiking out.
We thought that we needed to climb this ridge and we were part way up when some friendly skiiers informed us that the hut was off to our left and we oughtta begin our traverse.
Looking back South towards Tahoe again. It was just a beautiful day.
Those white sticks are trees up on the shoulder. I can't imagine what the winds must be like to cover the trees densely.
