Two Steps Forward...
We spoke to a ranger about this hike--from the Dempster Highway to Grizzly Lake, over Glissade Pass to Divide Lake, on to Talus Lake, and then back--before we started. He described the route over Glissade Pass, explaining, "You'll look down and say, 'that can't be possible,' but you just keep going." And that's exactly what we did say, and do, glissading down snowfields and scree. On the way back up the pass, by this point good and tired, we found ourselves sinking deep into the snow and scree, and experiencing the demoralization of actually sliding backwards after great effort. Since this photo is six years old, I won't try to build the suspense; after a lot of effort, we made it back to the tent:) Mrs. Orca making the arduous way from Divide to Grizzly lake over Glissade Pass, Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Two Steps Forward...
We spoke to a ranger about this hike--from the Dempster Highway to Grizzly Lake, over Glissade Pass to Divide Lake, on to Talus Lake, and then back--before we started. He described the route over Glissade Pass, explaining, "You'll look down and say, 'that can't be possible,' but you just keep going." And that's exactly what we did say, and do, glissading down snowfields and scree. On the way back up the pass, by this point good and tired, we found ourselves sinking deep into the snow and scree, and experiencing the demoralization of actually sliding backwards after great effort. Since this photo is six years old, I won't try to build the suspense; after a lot of effort, we made it back to the tent:) Mrs. Orca making the arduous way from Divide to Grizzly lake over Glissade Pass, Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.