April was pretty much a dud for crust skiing, which was fine by me because I couldn’t have gone anyway. Fortunately, the crust improved just when I was ready to go again. But now it’s May, which means snow is going fast. Gotta get it while it lasts!
Tim, Benji and I explored the South Fork of Eagle River. It was a little patchy before getting to Eagle and Symphony Lakes, but really good beyond that. We explored the valley behind Symphony Lake quite a bit and climbed up into a cirque before turning around. Then we crossed over to Eagle Lake, but we didn’t make it too far up that valley before coming across a brown bear sow and two cubs. The crust was already starting to soften, so we decided that was a good place to turn around and head back.
For some reason, I thought I had left my camera at home. But then I found it in my backpack halfway through the ski. Duh.
Tim was smart enough to know that he had his camera with him the whole time. So he got a lot more pictures.
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