Jason Berard
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OR...."lovin' the televator" with apologies to Aerosmith.
Marty and I hit the Greeley Ponds trail on MLK Day to tackle the Osceolas.
It was a great weather day....moderate temps and no wind!
nearing the junction with Mt. Osceola Trail:
looking up at the ledges and clear blue sky:
looking at the ponds from the slide on E. Osceola:
the views from the lookout partway down East. Osceola:
Marty almost up the chimney bypass:
hangin' out at the top....NO WIND!!
This isn't a very long trip. Only 7.6 miles. But it kicked my butt! I think the steep sections were even more strenuous than usual due to the snow, which was extremely loose. In hindsight crampons may have been a better choice on the steep sections up both summits, but we made it. I believe it was just above the bypass that we were trying to come up with lyrics to songs that we could adapt to exclaim our love for the televators on our snowshoes.
"Lovin' the televator's" was all I could come up with, but Marty had a bunch, which I hope he will add!
Marty and I hit the Greeley Ponds trail on MLK Day to tackle the Osceolas.
It was a great weather day....moderate temps and no wind!
nearing the junction with Mt. Osceola Trail:

looking up at the ledges and clear blue sky:

looking at the ponds from the slide on E. Osceola:

the views from the lookout partway down East. Osceola:

Marty almost up the chimney bypass:


hangin' out at the top....NO WIND!!

This isn't a very long trip. Only 7.6 miles. But it kicked my butt! I think the steep sections were even more strenuous than usual due to the snow, which was extremely loose. In hindsight crampons may have been a better choice on the steep sections up both summits, but we made it. I believe it was just above the bypass that we were trying to come up with lyrics to songs that we could adapt to exclaim our love for the televators on our snowshoes.
"Lovin' the televator's" was all I could come up with, but Marty had a bunch, which I hope he will add!