Timberline Trail, Day 2

Sun, 07 Aug 2005 23:59:59 -800

Ahh, daybreak! We awoke to the bright cool morning camped beneath McNeil Point,
enjoyed our spartan breakfasts (granola bars forever!) and broke camp. We set
out expecting a moderately difficult hike today--we were at mile marker 18 and
wanted to get to the Cloud Cap area (mile 28) by the end of the day to make
camp; this involved passing through a lot of below-glacier country (think:
creeks and rivers), a less-than-temporary river bypass (i.e. glacier country)
and a fair amount of high-altitude hiking. The reward? Great vistas.