Continental Divide Trail 2015

  • Surprise View Lake
  • some of the most idylic lakes were in this section
  • DCIM100ATC9K
  • looking down a snow gulley I climbed to a pass
  • lush meadow areas into thick trees
  • it feels like there is no one left in the world in this kind of place
  • I side tracked every once in a while to make sure i didnt miss anything
  • my first pass is up and to the left. the official trail runs around the other side of the peaks to the official start, but it is not possible for a non USA/Canadian citizen to get to the official start without paperwork, and i was advised the snow was still heavy, so took the alternate route
  • In the first miles this is what you hike towards
  • A mountain Goat shedding its winter coat
  • My first indicator of the Continental Divide trail