High spirits on Garnett Lake

Uncle Jim is all smiles before we start the bushwhack

Maddux on the hike in

Mark, Jason and Scott

Scott and Maddux taking a break on the climb up Mt. Blue

It is a “relatively” easy climb up Mt. Blue

Scott and Uncle Jim taking a break along the “relatively” easy climb.

Scott points out yet another false summit

The view

The view from the “top”

More west views

At the top of Mt. Blue with some ominous clouds looming

Maddux admiring the view

More view...

View of Lizard Pond

Straight up

False summit #1

Dusting off after the “Jay-nami”

Relatively easy and easy for my relative!

Mark lines up the all important group shot

Mark, Jason, Scott, Maddux and Uncle Jim

The first known* winter bushwhackers of Mt. Blue...Uncle Jim, Jason, Scott, Mark and Maddux

View overlooking Lizard Pond

Jason demonstrates the monkey climb technique

Scott and da view

Could not ask for much nicer of a day

Snack time at the top

View from the top

Uncle Jim shows his team spirit by taking a dive

Jay enjoying his seat upon a thousand nipples

Jason and Scott chillin' in the Lizard Pond lean to

The night scene at the lean to

Mark subscribing to the “throw it all on” theory

This is what winter camping is all about...

Our Lean To at Lizard Pond

Morning on Lizard Pond

The view Sunday morning from the Lizard Pond lean to

See that mountain...we clmbed that mountain

Basking in the sun on Garnet Lake