Dream Trip 2009

Great Travel Moment

It was early morning when we first began stomping away along the snowy path with drifts high enough to draw wetness lines across our knees. It was then that I posed the question...Why again is this hike called Avalanche Peak? When I heard no reply, I swallowed hard and continued to march through the heavy snow, which crunched loudly with each step. It was very clear when I had reached the final ascent, since it enfolded before me like a sharp razor?s edge in which I was supposed to traverse. I vehemently shook my head back and forth signaling that I was staying put. I finally decided to take one steady step at a time to make it to peak. The view I will never forget, an incredible 360 degrees of magnificence. My friend caught this picture of me with my cheeky grin as I breathed in the beauty.