Castle Rock and Hut Ridge Hike

One nice sunny Sunday afternoon Matt Rombach and I went out on cross-country skies to do the 9.3 mi Castle Rock Loop.

Here is the rock face.
and some shots from the top. the blue out there is sea ice.

On the climb to the top. Good thing for the rope.

More views from the top.

The shadow that the rock cast. Yes there are people down there.
Here you can see the trail we skied in on.

And you stay on the trail marked with flags so you don't fall into a cervass.

Hut Ridge Hike.

Skua! This damn bird is protected down here. They know when all 4 meals are each day and they wait outside and attack people with food walking from building to building. Sometimes they will take your hat right off your head and fly away with it. Knock on wood the basterds haven't attacked me yet.