Yesterday, we swung by the marina before heading south; we wanted to see the water level. It is coming up, but it's still not enough to launch anything but a kayak or a canoe...
Joan checked on her staff in the store, while I visited with our dock wranglers, then we were off. The plan: summit Rendezvous Peak. We had a break in the weather - the precip was forecast to hold off until mid-afternoon. We were ready for the strenuous climb, knowing that we would be well above 10,000' before we got to the top. Looking at it from below, the clouds were already skirting the peak. Would we be up for the challenge?
Ummm, no. We got our tickets and boarded the tram. Up 4,100' in about 12 minutes. Yeah, that beats an 8 hour climb. ;-)
The views on the way up were pretty spectacular. The valley floor...
And, the nearby mountains.
As you can see, there's still plenty of snow on the mountains. A typical winter would see 400 - 500 inches of snow; this year, there has been over 700". And here we are at the top:
Of course, no trek to the snowy top would be complete without a snowball fight...
And some hiking around...
That's Idaho in the background. Joan said, "Step back just a bit further... a little more... a bit more..."
Since we did the tram instead of climbing the mountain, we had plenty of strength for an afternoon of shopping. And the weather timing for going up the mountain was good - we drove through a thunderstorm on the way back to Colter Bay.
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