Thunder Mountain fun?

On the trail again! Hikemaster Training is in full swing, and today we covered navigation. Map and compass, GPS, and a bushwhack up Thunder Mountain to hone our skills. Slow and crumbly on the front side, tons of snow for sliding on the backside (and our backsides). The grim weather that we have been having for May finally broke. Perhaps summer is actually going to arrive this year. Even Muneca was happy to be out of her backpack and into the sunshine.

Black Lake

On the trail again! One of those days in May when the snow is deep but the air is warm, and the sky is brilliantly blue. A very quick hike up to Mills via the winter trail, and we popped into the Glacier Gorge view before we even thought we could be there. Might as well keep going - straight across the frozen lakes.

Up the last steep slopes and we finally saw the Black Lake hollow in the distance. Amazing views of Arrowhead, McHenry's, Spearhead and Chiefshead, the same mountains but even more majestic than in the summer.