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The fog obscured much of the higher mountain scenery, but we could see the ridge coming down from Mt Lincoln, with occasional glimpses higher up. 

Further up, we came to the section known as the Agonies, a series of very steep sections in the ridge. Muffin couldn’t make it up the steepest ledge, so we had to carry her.

By the time we reached Greenleaf Hut, the fog had gotten really thick. In fact, we couldn’t even see the hut from the trail and almost passed by it. We were tired and a little chilly and damp, so we went into the hut, found a table, and bought some some nice hot lentil soup that the croo made for lunch. The soup was a welcome addition to our cold bag lunches. We rested for a while, then bought some long-sleeve Greenleaf t-shirts as souvenirs. Our shirts were a bit damp, so we changed into the new dry shirts.

While we were inside, poor Muffin had to wait outside, tied up, but with a nice fresh bowl of water that she had been carrying. After lunch, we went outside and someone took our picture for us on the hut's porch. The fog was so thick now that we couldn’t even get good pictures because the camera had trouble focusing.

After the picture, we started back. Holly took a picture of me and Muffin by the trail sign, which also had trouble being out of focus because of the mist.

There were no good views on the way down as there were climbing up because the fog had rolled down into the valleys. After we got back to the car, we headed to some gift shops, to McDonald’s for supper, then left for home.  

Erin taking a rest on a boulder on the ridge. Walker Ravine and the ridge coming down from Mt Lincoln are behind her.

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Holly and Muffin taking a break near the "Agonies," a series of very steep sections in the ridge. Muffin couldn’t make it up the steepest ledge, so we had to carry her.

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A nice hot lunch. By the time we got to Greenleaf Hut, it had gotten damp and chilly. We welcomed the hot soup that the croo had made.

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A digital watercolor of the three of us sitting on the hut's porch. Another hiker offered to take our picture.

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Me and Muffin at the junction of the Old Bridle Path and the Greenleaf Trail, ready to head down.

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