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Kearsarge Pass Ski Trip

Mark and I spent the weekend at the Winnedumah in Independence and skied up towards Kearsarge Pass. We started at 7,200' and skied to 10,400' (Kearsarge Pass, I think, is 12,000'). Obviously the fun is skiing down!
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J getting ready to ski
J getting ready to ski		 Mark's ready to ski!
Mark's ready to ski!		 Looking up towards Kearsarge Pass
Looking up towards Kearsarge Pass		 Owen's Valley
Owen's Valley
Starting up the trail
Starting up the trail		 Mark waiting (he does that a lot with me!)
Mark waiting (he does that a lot with me!)		 We have many feet to go!
We have many feet to go!		 Looking back where we parked (at 7200')
Looking back where we parked (at 7200')
Waiting patiently, again
Waiting patiently, again		 Heading up the drainage
Heading up the drainage		 Me following
Me following		 huffing
huffing
and puffing
and puffing		 but smiling
but smiling		 off he goes again
off he goes again		 we're getting higher
we're getting higher
still trudging
still trudging		 peaks look closer
peaks look closer		 Looking back
Looking back		 J coming up the drainage
J coming up the drainage
We find the road
We find the road		 The road to the trailhead
The road to the trailhead		 Happy Mark
Happy Mark		 Mark crossing the stream (and waiting for me on the other side!)
Mark crossing the stream (and waiting for me on the other side!)
Mark waiting
Mark waiting		 following Mark's tracks across the snow bridge
following Mark's tracks across the snow bridge		 running water under the snow
running water under the snow		 my attempt at artistry
my attempt at artistry
J heading towards the stream crossing
J heading towards the stream crossing		 J heading for the crossing
J heading for the crossing		 She made it
She made it		 J entering Kearsarge Pass Trailhead (9200')
J entering Kearsarge Pass Trailhead (9200')
tired and ready for a lunch break
tired and ready for a lunch break		 but still smiling
but still smiling		 Looking up towards the pass
Looking up towards the pass		 partially buried dunny
partially buried dunny
Mark says we gotta ski higher!
Mark says we gotta ski higher!		 Looking across the way
Looking across the way		 J coming into view
J coming into view		 Decidedly tired...
Decidedly tired...
Mark patiently waiting
Mark patiently waiting		 Mark says just a little bit higher...
Mark says "just a little bit higher"...		 Finally, we stop at 10,400' (whew)
Finally, we stop at 10,400' (whew)		 Looking across-can see bit of avalanche
Looking across-can see bit of avalanche
Getting ready for the ski down
Getting ready for the ski down		 Owen's Valley and White Mountains in Distance
Owen's Valley and White Mountains in Distance		 Beautiful tracks (obviously Mark's)
Beautiful tracks (obviously Mark's)		 J heading down
J heading down
Such fun - following Mark's tracks
Such fun - following Mark's tracks		 Yee-ha
Yee-ha		 Mark's beautiful tracks again...
Mark's beautiful tracks again...		 J
J
making
making		 her
her		 own
own		 tracks
tracks
yippee
yippee		 Independence (and the road where we parked the car!)
Independence (and the road where we parked the car!)		 Independence
Independence		 Last fun part to ski
Last fun part to ski
now it's boring road travel
now it's boring road travel		 Independence County Court House with Full Moon
Independence County Court House with Full Moon		 J thinks she can hide behind this skinny tree...
J thinks she can hide behind this skinny tree...		 View from the Winnedumah patio
View from the Winnedumah patio
Mark enjoying a beer on the patio
Mark enjoying a beer on the patio		 Cheap baths!
Cheap baths!		 View from our window-we can see where we skied!
View from our window-we can see where we skied!		 The Winnedumah
The Winnedumah
lobby of the Winnedumah
lobby of the Winnedumah		 Great views of the mountains driving home
Great views of the mountains driving home		 Looking out at the San Gabriels and the San Andreas Fault line
Looking out at the San Gabriels and the San Andreas Fault line
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