Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
With temps at pass level balmy in the upper 20's it was time to strap on the snowshoes and head for Lolo Pass. Geri Lynn agreed to go along so we were off. Tried out the newly designed 3 mile snowshoe loop just on the Idaho side of the state line and then did some other exploring. About 36 inches of consolidated snow in the area, would be deeper if so much wasn't stuck on the trees! Sky was overcast and fog was moving in and out as well. Unfortunately the conditions washed out most of the photos.
Along the upper ridge line the trees have taken a beating from the snow and ice of the past 2 weeks. Seeing the weird shapes that grow on the trees is almost as much fun as getting up onto the ridges. One Larch tree we passed had a 6 inch wedge shape of ice stuck to it for the entire length of the tree, and the tree was well over a 100 feet tall. That picture didn't turn out but I like this little tree that was just hanging in there all by itself.
One last shot from when the fog cleared up. It was almost sunset when I took this one and it really shows what the whole hike was like when we were out of the fog. Lots of fun, will have to go back in the same area next week and climb the first mountain on the Idaho side of the border, not just ridge hop along looking into the valleys.
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