Day 50

 Day 50

Well they 50 started with a really strong frost over everything sleeping bag backpack and clothes. I was warm in my sleeping bag but that ice took a long time to melt and then dry out.


So we were very late getting started and didn’t hit the trail until about 8:30 AM. Also trail we hit Glen pass straight away which is one of the big passes in this year. The extra weight of food and they canister really made some selves felt close this pet.


On the way down we collected snowballs so we could throw them in Rockhopper when we got lakes. Yeah





The Ray likes in the valley were amazing and we stopped for second breakfast to just admire the beauty of the lake system. It truly was beautiful hiking downhill from Glen pass for many many miles.


We found a spot next to the creek where the water was gushing down giant waterslides. We decided to swim in the pools below and I had a very refreshing break with the game the most incredible views.


After lunch and swimming stop we had another person to tackle and decided to go half way up in the show purse. After fall miles up we found a great campsite by a lake and called it a day. Some truly beautiful hiking through Incredible scenery which just keeps railing itself as you hike up and over the passes.



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