Brad and I headed out to the Valley to look at Granite Peak. The whole area was in the clouds so we headed up Eska Creek to a pass that Brad had visited before. When we got to the pass, we were able to get above the clouds (we did not think this was possible) and walked a ridge towards Granite Peak. The ridge cliffed-out just before the peak so we will have to save the peak for another day. The day, overall, was fantastic - warm, windless, and sunny above 5000' !
Our guide playing Game Boy in the backcountry:
The breaking of the clouds:
We were in and out of them for a bit:
Then we broke through:
Tana:
Roxy:
Stud:
Our objective (Granite Peak):
We did not make it to Granite Peak but have a good idea of how to get there in the future:
Heading back:
Dropping beneath the clouds:
