Astoria Bridge
Astoria Bridge
North end of bridge
On the Hoh River
Rest stop by the Hoh
Red Cedar cross section
No words needed Shelter
Thirty year-old burn
Braided channels of the Hoh
Narrows of the Hoh
From bridge over the Hoh
Confluence of the Hoh and Glacier Creek
Upstream (the Hoh)
Bridge over the Hoh
Next morning—boulder by our first camp
Elk Lake
Mountains to the north
White Glacier
First view of Snow Dome
Crossing an easy slide zone
Hermann reads the instructions for crossing the harder slide zone
Lili descends to the ladder
Hermann on the ladder
Fungus
Help at the sign-in
First view of the Blue—towards the terminus
Mt. Olympus and the Blue
Descending the lateral moraine
View from the Blue
Onto the Blue
Crevasses below our camp
Setting up camp
Icefall and East Peak
West Peak
Home for two days and three nights
More crevasses below camp
Across the Blue from camp (below Mt. Mathias)
Home sweet home
Not quite full moon yet
Next morning—we’re headed off to the Snow Dome
Taking a break
Crevasses on the east side of Snow Dome
Jumble on north of Olympus
Climbing up Snow Dome
UW research hut
Crossing Snow Dome
West side of Snow Dome
Hermann at the weather station
At Point 6809, looing down on the west side
Terminus of White Glacier
Terminus of Blue Glacier
Looking back down at the UW hut
Slide we crossed the previous day
Detail of above
Glissade track down Snow Dome
Back at camp
Fog over Blue Glacier
Next morning—jumble atop the Blue
Closeup of above
First light on Olympus
Trail down the lateral moraine
View of West Peak from the Blue
Hiking on the Blue
Moulin (drain on the glacier)
What a boring place!
Glacier Pass
Cryoconite cone
Medial morain near the terminus
Hiking out next morning
Last view (this trip) of Olympus from the Blue
Boulder on the ice
Plant on the moraine
Hermann back on the ladder
Lili ascends the rope
At the easier slide area
More fungus
Running out of food? No way!
Almost out
Last modified: October 4, 2012