Benman,

The ridge is real high. There's no actual "treeline" here due to altitude but there's not enough water up there to support trees, or leafy bushes for that matter. It's sort of like the Moon with grass and scrubby little plants in places. The view is incredible. The ridge is also topped with large rocks and boulders, a very rugged, craggy place.

Down off the crest there are several places where water seeps out and is visible with binocluars. I'm going to scout it out better before we plan to spend the night up there.

Every morning there is a thick bank of cloud spilling over the ridge into the valley. I'm just betting it's wet enough up there at dawn/early morning to harvest enough water to spend another day.

I'm trying to avoid two things, climbing down to a seep and packing in another five liters. Mac
Mac