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DSCF1034.JPG1 viewsLooking back up at the 'cheese grater'. A gal guiding a group of kids a few years back told me that is the name of the crossing between Big Boulder Lakes and the Boulder Chain Lakes. So I am about one third of the way across the isthmus on the W side of Hummock, and I hear a voice call out, "Hey Tom, do you know who it is?" I recognize the voice of my neighbor who lives a few houses W, an avid cross-country backpacker.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1033.JPG1 viewsForty minutes later I am finally out of the steep scree, on to much nicer grassy slopes. I've already decided to skip the so-called primo horse camp on the SE side of Hummock Lake, in favor of Scoop Lake. I can expedite that by using the isthmus on the W side of Hummock. The route on the right of frame looks like it involves some boulder-hopping I prefer to avoid after a long day.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1032.JPG1 viewsAfter a full hour of descent, I must feel comfortable enough to take this photo of Hummock Lake to the SE.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1030.JPG1 viewsI head further E along the ridge, looking for the best place to start my descent into Boulder Chain Lakes basin. This was the spot I chose to make the crossing. It is marked by the distinctive rock 'fingers' jutting E from the pink granite boulder.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1029.JPG1 viewsNE down Big Boulder Creek, from above the lower saddle, below the crossing. The clouds dapple the view with shadows.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1028.JPG1 viewsNE down Big Boulder Creek. This photo is the next drainage E of the route I ascended from Island Lake in photo DSCF1024.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1026.JPG1 viewsArriving at the lower saddle, looking SSE. The crossing is on the skyline, roughly, the middle of the frame. There are several places one can cross, in fairly close proximity. The only way to be sure is to look down and see if it will go safely.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1025.JPG1 viewsThis last traverse to the lower saddle is probably the crux of the ascent because the scree is so loose! Everything wants to slide and take me with it!Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1024.JPG1 viewsNE down Big Boulder Creek. Island Lake is hidden from view. I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of smoke.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1023.JPG1 viewsI don't recall how steep these slabs are. I don't remember thinking this would have been a faster route. Hard to tell from the photograph.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1022.JPG1 viewsLess snow here than usual.Sep 09, 2024
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DSCF1021.JPG1 viewsThe higher two tarns, well below.Sep 09, 2024
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