Typical snowmelt scene. Often the water stream isn't visible, being buried under the snowpack, only to emerge as a waterfall where it breaks through or a rock ledge pushes the flow out from under the snow.
This view is from the top of Engineer Pass, over 12,000 ft., pretty much the top of the world around here. The scenes on all sides are kinda surreal.
As the roadside banks are windswept, melt, and recede, strange natural snow sculptures result.
Like these "hoodoos". And yes, the sky really IS that blue.
And here's C, at the top, 12,800 ft. Wearing all the colors of the rainbow? It's what's in my closet, guys. And there was yet another jacket, bright yellow Goretex, that was shed a while earlier at lower elevation. The wind started to pick up, air got cooler, and the spot was getting congested with other adventurers, so, we drove back down to Rose's Cabin for our lunch break (next segment).
Typical snowmelt scene. Often the water stream isn't visible, being buried under the snowpack, only to emerge as a waterfall where it breaks through or a rock ledge pushes the flow out from under the snow.
This view is from the top of Engineer Pass, over 12,000 ft., pretty much the top of the world around here. The scenes on all sides are kinda surreal.
As the roadside banks are windswept, melt, and recede, strange natural snow sculptures result.
Like these "hoodoos". And yes, the sky really IS that blue.
And here's C, at the top, 12,800 ft. Wearing all the colors of the rainbow? It's what's in my closet, guys. And there was yet another jacket, bright yellow Goretex, that was shed a while earlier at lower elevation. The wind started to pick up, air got cooler, and the spot was getting congested with other adventurers, so, we drove back down to Rose's Cabin for our lunch break (next segment).
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