Looking through my photobucket album found some pics of an overnight hike I did thought the Yard might enjoy:

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Lake I was hiking around
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A safer part of the trail. It got more dangerous...
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Loaded up.

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You can see how narrow the path is here

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I was in quite a lot of fear about icicles dropping on me and killing me!

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Looking off the edge - probably 50-70ft feet drop

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Looking up the mountain

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One of the many avalanche run-offs I had to cross
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Another

I survived!
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Tent for the night
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Drying my clothes on a hap hazard line - I was dog tired at this point but knew I had to dry my clothes and eat:
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Gnocchi with homemade dried pasta sauce

The next day I found this sign!
It reads
"Walking path closed due to avalanche risk and falling stone risk"
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Time to head back - originally had planned two nights but if it was set to get worse well...quit when you are ahead!

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Few die from pushing on, more die from giving up