Pendleton Mtn Snow Shoe trip

heading down into the valley, a forest of fallen trees from a previous storm

heading down for lunch

Up to top, first cross that false summit

getting out of the wind

at false summit, very windy, mining ruins behind me. few more steps to go

Killer 9.5 mile snow shoe trip a few weeks ago.. it was a Colorado Mtn Club trip. Up to a 12k mtn, then looped down thru a valley where trees had been knocked down by a storm.  So we climbed over fallen trees in knee to waist deep snow... had a blast...