Algonquin Trail starts off nice and gradual
Then it gets a little steeper. Erin scrambling up
A nice little gem pool along the way
Weather warning sign around 3,500 feet
Erin makes her way up a wet and steep ledge section
Heading up into the bright sun on the Wright Spur Path
Erin gets a good handhold on the ledge that takes you above treeline
Looking down at Heart Lake
Mount Whiteface
Lake Placid
The 1980 Olympic Ski Jumps
Looking down at the steep Wright Spur Path
Heading up the summit cone of Wright Peak
Algonquin Peak rising high above to the south
The majestic cairn on Wright Peak
Erin hiking by the six foot tall cairn
The Great Range is seen to the west
Mount Colden with Marcy behind it
Airplane wreckage
Memorial Plaque
Some small parts of the crash remain
Another part, maybe a hydraulic for the landing gear
Bog Slide Mountain looming off in the distance
Heading back down the Wright Spur Path
Erin trail running down the steep slab as the clouds pass overhead
Wright / Algonquin Trail Junction. Time for new signs!
Heading up to Algonquin Peak
Entering the Alpine Zone
Hiking up the north ridge of Algonquin Peak
View to the southwest to the Seward Range
Wallface, a mountain climbers happy place
Street and Nye Peaks
Looking back down the trail. Wright Peak in view, notice how far below it is compared to Algonquin Peak
Cascade and Pitchoff Mountains
McNaughton and the Seward Range
McNaughton / Wallface Ponds
Summit of Algonquin Peak
Mount Colden
The Trap Dike and the slides of Colden
The Great Range
In this picture are the cliffs of Saddleback on the right and the summit of Gothics and its scarred walls
UFO clouds above Mount Marcy and Grey Peak
Flowed Lands
Lake Colden, Flowed Lands and Allen Peak
Rock family on the summit of Algonquin
Descending Algonquin Peak. Boundary and Iroquois Peak in view below
Algonquin Trail above treeline
Looking back to Algonquin Peak from the Iroquois Herd Path
Erin makes here way up to the summit
Trap Dike and Hurricane Irene Slide
Flowed Lands and Allen Mountain
Lake Colden and Mount Colden with the Great range behind it
Mount Marshall
Erin on Iroquois with Mount Colden behind her
Lake Colden
Flowed Lands
Gothics and Armstrong
Wallface
Sweard Range (Emmens, Donaldson, Seward, and Seymour)
Algonquin Peak
Looking down on the Boundary bog bridges
One misstep off this and you're going in a foot plus!
This looks safe...descending to Lake Colden
a nice little gem pool on the Algonquin Trail
Erin heading down the slab and mini cascade section
Mini cascade
Algonquin Brook
Heading into Avalanche Pass
Avalanche Lake
The Trap Dike
Hikers climbing up the dike's waterfall section, the crux of the climb, notice they are using a rope!
Hikers above the waterfall section of the dike
The beautiful Avalanche Lake
Trap Dike
Erin on the Hitch up Matilda's
Vegetation will grow just about anywhere!
Erin walking the planks
Avalanche Lake
Heading down an old rickety ladder
Ladder steps, make the way a little bit easier!
The end of Avalanche Lake
A collection of bog bridges and planks to keep you out of the mud
A nice little section along the walls of Colden
Marcy Dam mud flats, used to be a pond before the Damn was ruined
Marcy Damn
Marcy Damn
New bridge down stream from Marcy Damn
Map of Route, click here for more details
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