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at the parking area..

next to the parking area was a pond.. we made some photos.. here Sean makes a reflective photo.

an attempt at the pond.

Natasha takes an iPhone photo of the reflections

we left the parking area and went slightly towards the trailhead.. Jamie, Conor and I sat on the tailgate..

along the buller pass trail. Sean and Conor lead the way.

heading towards buller pass.

bridge on the trail.. if going to buller mountain, you'd take a hard left here.

de-layering..

Jamie takes an iPhone photo..

hikers and larch tree..

entering the upper valley

tree limbs frame the photo

hiking through the burn..

interesting photo with burnt out tree.

conor and jamie in the upper valley.. the snow was deep and we had to break trail here.

ascending towards the summit ridge.

looking back

sean, way ahead.

clouds and mountains in the background..

layers..

looking towards mt kidd and south kidd from the ridge..

ribbon lake.. gorgeous!