It was a beautiful Christmas Day. Christmas Eve we drove through a blizzard (the worst part of the trip) to the trailhead for Vances Cabin. We snowshoed up for 3.2 miles to the cabin reaching it right at dark. In the evening I cooked us all a dinner of chicken stew and we had some other treats. We also read some Christmas stories and other books.
By around midnight, the sky was completely clear and full of stars. We awoke to cloudless skies, sunshine and -16F. All the trees were pre-decorated and looked just like Christmas trees! After a good breakfast we climbed up the Taylor ridge to the summit for the great views. It had warmed up to 7F, which believe it or not feels really warm in the sunshine when you are burning calories up a mountain. In fact, you can break a sweat at anything above zero when you're working hard!
After enjoying the summit at 11,725 feet elevation (it was a bit breezy so we didn't stick around too long), we headed for home. It was a beautiful Christmas Day.
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!
A really beautiful Christmas Day (with photos)
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Re: A really beautiful Christmas Day (with photos)
Nice photos! A belated Merry Christmas to you sir! And Happy New Year!
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