In the early morning light, we were heading up. After a short section on the trail we found the start of the S-couloir and traveled up through rocks, patches of snow, and beautiful wildflowers.
Once we reached the top of the couloir, the long rock and grass slope of Thatchtop spread out above us. Plenty more "up" to go. While searching for the elusive alpine forget-me-not (with a lemon drop reward), we saw some white tailed ptarmigan blending into the rocks.
Lunch at the summit was a welcome break. Bruce received his 100 mile patch at 12,668 feet - quite an achievement for his month at the Y.
Down the rocks on the other side of Thatchtop, past Solitude and Shelf Lakes, we threaded our way through the forest to Tom's secret highlight - Shelf Creek Falls.
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