Went for a spin again to see if we could push up and over the ridge through the snow to make a big loop in the high country to Gallagher Lake
..we pushed through
Closing in on the top of the ridge
It snowed about three weeks ago, and on the southern facing slopes and ridgetops the snow had melted off. Made the ridge top at 6,200ft.
Dion pointing to the mountain bowl we were headed to
Mt Rainier in background
you can see the snow in the northern facing areas hanging in hard
The mountain top center is where we were headed
We set fresh tracks in the snow the whole day, never saw another bike
The bowl of the mountain from above
Mt Stuart in background, 9,604ft
Heading around back via more trail