Marblemount, United States

Saturday 16th August   We got up pretty fast and had breakfast and showers in the van with the intention of going up to the Visitors Centre at 9.30 to listen to a couple of talks from the rangers there.   We had a very informative talk ...

Friday 15th August   We were running low on our supplies of food and water so we really had to get going this morning.  We drove back down to Winthrop and had another little ice-cream each before doing some food shopping etc.   We drove ...

... glacier travel and a lot of exposure, a real nerve tester.  We finished off the week with a triple cheeseburger at the Marblemount drive-in.  This was a great two weeks of climbing, hiking, and camping.  The group and the guides were ...

... . She wanted to know why we weren't living in Washington instead of British Columbia! It turned out that her grandmother had founded Marblemount and had hand-sewed the massive 1904 American flag hanging on the wall.   The next day we packed up camp ...