This trip began with a thick fog, reducing my world to a mobile gray bubble. It was simple at first, follow the trail; then when the trail disappeared under snow just below Morovitz meadow, it became, follow the cohesive track. But when the climber’s track for those questing for Kulshan diverged, I was left puzzling over my compass & map, and the subtle contour of the ground beneath my feet. It turned out to be a fun challenge since this was all familiar terrain. Blunder, backtrack, slight adjustment, ahh I remember this stand of trees…
I arrived early, so had plenty of time to set up, rest, drink tea, and study the 200 page owner’s manual for my new Canon 5d; this was to be my introductory trip to digital land. The gray curtain started to shred by 5p, and I played with the light and clouds of the landscape until 10. All was clear in the morning with a spectacular dome of stars through the night. The air was still, contrasting with the mineralized tumult, that slow-motion tectonic storm we call The Cascades. I had one full day of sunshine, until clouds started pressing in toward sunset. After two nights, departure was under similar conditions as my arrival, clouds and murk. But I had captured what I came for, and will let the rest of the story be told in pictures… (Bodhran contributed dog hair in one of the images)
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