Hiking Beyond the Gorge...

Once we made it through the gorge, we set off on a hike. Our goal was to go up and over the mountain to the ski resort as we had done several years ago. The first part of the trail was through packed snow, so we didn’t wear the snowshoes.

Eventually we ran out of forged path and needed the snowshoes to continue onward. It was pretty amazing to realize that we were really alone out there.

It was incredibly beautiful and peaceful. Unfortunately, it soon became evident that Jimmy had led us astray (we didn’t agree about the turn just past the gorge) and that we wouldn’t make it to our destination before dark. It then became a race against time to get back to the gorge before the gates on the path were closed, which would have forced us into a major detour. Luckily we made it with five minutes to spare!