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Posted by Stan Rose on April 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Mayflower
Gulch. What better way to spend a gorgeous day than in the snow? Had the whole ampitheatre to myself. :cool: Here's the cabins.
Posted by Stan Rose on April 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM
obligatory window shot
Posted by Stan Rose on April 1, 2013 at 3:44 PM
Nice snow, nice sky. C'est tout. :wavey:
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on April 1, 2013 at 4:04 PM
I love the clean fresh snow in the last one.
Posted by Amy Lindsey on April 1, 2013 at 8:54 PM
I really like the window shot, but the contrails are a bit distracting. Bet your feet were frozen after trekking through all that snow!
Posted by Kane Engelbert on April 1, 2013 at 8:59 PM
Man... Drift Peak (3rd image, peak on right) looks doable. Ive been up on that summit and it has a good view. Just love the bluebird conditions. The cool tonalities are perfect Stan. Mayflower Hill across the valley is a very nice avy free hike. Its a place I think of for winter camping every year but I just can't commit. Just follow the ski or snowmobile tracks from the Mayflower TH. Locals ski it to death but it has a killer view of Pacific Peak, which in my opinion is the best looking mountain in that area. Heres a link to a shot I took with a point and shoot back in 2004.

http://www.summitpost.org/the-beautiful-pacific-peak/43054/c-150617
Posted by Stan Rose on April 1, 2013 at 10:33 PM
Cool pic, Kane!
Amy--lol, usually i get cold feet, but it was quite warm--hence those are water drops, not contrails :wink:
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on April 1, 2013 at 11:15 PM
Beautiful :toast:
Posted by Larry Douglas on April 2, 2013 at 9:55 AM
Beautiful shots Stan: I love the clean fresh snow and clear blue sky in the third shot, perfect. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Morris McClung on April 2, 2013 at 11:12 AM
That first one is a cool shot. Looks like a great day to be at the gulch.
Posted by Scott Fricke on April 2, 2013 at 11:57 PM
Nice set, Stan. Looks like you had a great time. #1 is my favorite, great texture in the snow in front of the cabin and beautiful blue sky.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on April 5, 2013 at 7:36 PM
Looks like a nice day, Stan! I haven't been up there in years. I was just telling my son about it. Thanks for the motivation.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on April 5, 2013 at 8:28 PM
I think the first cabin shot would look pretty nice with virgin snow like in #3.