A magnificent day in the Ramsheads.
After a week of blizzards. The ice garden.
Fog covers the Cascade Creek valley. I started at Dead Horse.
Sun behind the ice trees.
Early morning ice.
An ice fog halo on southern Ramshead plateau.
Unusual since the temperature is only -5C.
For more on ice fog see:
http://www.earthsky.com/shows/shows.php?t=20010220
Amazing sastruggi.
Reflected brilliance.
West of Ramshead summit.
More sastruggi.
Kosciuzsko surrounded by ice fog.
North Ramshead.
Unnamed peak in the afternoon ice fog.
I returned to Cascade Creek and then did a short road walk up to Dead Horse.
Total altitude gain 2,300ft. Total time 5 hours.
August 7, 2004.
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