Dickson Camp
After spending 2 nights car-camping at different locations near Gold Bridge, Jon & I headed up towards Dickson Peak for a backpacking overnighter.
Our route was up Roxey Creek. Mostly on an old road and ATV track, passing a few cabins in various stages of decay. Then made our way up through the meadows towards this end of the valley. We set up our camps (Jon chose a place in the trees) and headed up towards the summit.
Dickson Peak is not visible from this spot. It is to the right and ended up being much higher than the reflected peaks you can see here. We had started hiking around lunch time, which is a little late, so our descent was in the dark and made for a few little adventures.
It was a chilly night. Minus -5 degrees celsius when we woke up. But with my down booties on, I was only too pleased to wander around, checking out the first light creeping onto the surrounding mountains.
We didn't see any other people the entire hike.
Made {explore} - Highest position: 186 on Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Dickson Camp
After spending 2 nights car-camping at different locations near Gold Bridge, Jon & I headed up towards Dickson Peak for a backpacking overnighter.
Our route was up Roxey Creek. Mostly on an old road and ATV track, passing a few cabins in various stages of decay. Then made our way up through the meadows towards this end of the valley. We set up our camps (Jon chose a place in the trees) and headed up towards the summit.
Dickson Peak is not visible from this spot. It is to the right and ended up being much higher than the reflected peaks you can see here. We had started hiking around lunch time, which is a little late, so our descent was in the dark and made for a few little adventures.
It was a chilly night. Minus -5 degrees celsius when we woke up. But with my down booties on, I was only too pleased to wander around, checking out the first light creeping onto the surrounding mountains.
We didn't see any other people the entire hike.
Made {explore} - Highest position: 186 on Tuesday, September 6, 2011