The weekend before last, I was antsy to get out and camp someplace pretty. I ended up heading up Sahale on skis for a quick overnight, camping just below the summit. It was a beautiful day when I left the car around noon, but some high clouds came in before sunset, making for more subdued light than I was hoping for. It was clear in the morning, but clouds to the east also blocked out much of the sunrise color. I was able to tag the summit of Sahale without much trouble, and just as I was reaching the top, the sun popped out above the clouds and lit up the mountains to the south. It was a special experience to have such a popular place to myself, and even with the clouds, it was still a stunning place to spend the night.
On the way up Sahale Arm, I saw these Wolverine tracks - I don’t think I’d seen any before! Thanks Dunlin and Mack for the ID.
Even with the cloud cover at sunset, I still got a brief moment of color in the sky - it was gorgeous.
Clear skies greeted me at dawn. Here’s my camp below Sahale, with Boston down the ridge.
Here’s a panorama of the classic view to the south from Sahale. Fortress in the distance at far left, with Gunsight, Sinister and Dome to the right. Below dome is Spider, then the One Eyed Bull above the Middle Cascade Glacier, Glacier Peak, and then Formidable closer in the sun.
One Eyed Bull, the Dana Glacier, and Spire Point, with Glacier Peak above.
Boston looking fearsome, with Jack in the distance.
Baker, with its summit in the clouds, Eldorado, and Torment at lower right.
Forbidden and Sharkfin Tower, with Primus and Tricouni in the distance.
Self-portrait at camp, with Gunsight, Sinister, Dome, Pelton, Magic, Spider, and Glacier Peak to the right.