Grizzly Lake to Divide Lake.
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Day two dawned moody and damp. It was a long time coming to get out of bed
and enter the mist. Today we were going to do a hike around Grizzly Lake then
make the trek over to Divide Lake. The weather decided our hike would be short.
We waiting for the rain to ease with the German family whose daughter was not impressed with this hiking thing.
After the rain eased we decided to set out. We hiked up the slope towards an unnamed lake and Grizzly Pass.
Grizzly Lake behind us.
The mountains sloped high above offering many scrambling routes.
The view over Grizzly Pass to Wolf Creek Drainage.
Little creek fed from the unnamed lake.
Then we head back down to Grizzly Lake. This would have been an easier route
up.
Then it started to rain again! This provided a great opportunity to learn
how to dismantle your tent and pack your gear independent of your fly! A very
good skill to have.
We pack up and make our way to Glissade Pass.
From below the route was not obvious, but there sort of was a trail and the
route was obvious.
Top of Glissade Pass. We figured there would be a defined route down the other
side. No.
Grizzly Lake on picture left, down Glissade Pass on picture right.
Heading down Glissade Pass. North Klondike Drainage in the back
Nice Trail!
We stop for a break before the Talus ends.
We look back from whence we came.
The rocks are covered with cool lichen.
Klondike Valley and its defined trails!
Approaching Divide Lake.
The Shelter at Divide Lake. A group of three girls from NOLS where ahead of
us and informed us of a Grizzly in the Tombstone Valley en route to Talus Lake.
We set up camp, ate and went to bed at 8:30 when it started to rain !
10 Km day, ~600m climbing.