Mighty Gothics The impressive north face of Gothics is especially well-viewed from a lookout very near the summit of Yard Mountain. [enlarge]

Moss and Icicles One of the many neat ice formations encounted on the way down from Yard Mountain. [enlarge]

Textured ice Bubbly textured ice in a waterfall. Taken on the way down from Yard. [enlarge]

Curtain of Ice Markus stands literally under a curtain of ice along the trail down from Yard Mountain. [enlarge]

Weird Ice Formation Very interesting and weird ice formations in a brook alongside the trail. [enlarge]

Johns Brook Lodge We take a food break at JBL. From here it is a 5 or 5.5 km hike back out to the Garden. [enlarge]

Crossing on return leg A dicey little icey footbridge on the way back along the trail from JBL to the Garden. [enlarge]

courtesy _markus

Interactive trackmap with photo points - Big Slide and Yard Mountains - click map to view Interactive trackmap with photo points - Big Slide and Yard Mountains - click to view

Elevation profile over Distance This is the GPS-derived elevation profile of the hike. The route was: Garden -> Brothers -> Big Slide Mountain -> Yard Mountain -> Johns Brook Lodge -> Garden. [enlarge]

Elevation profile over time This is the GPS-derived elevation profile of the Big Slide loop hike, over time. The route was: Garden -> Brothers -> Big Slide Mountain -> Yard Mountain -> Johns Brook Lodge -> Garden. [enlarge]

Annotated Topo Map of Hike This is the GPS-derived track of the route overlain onto a topographic map of the area. The route was: Garden -> Brothers -> Big Slide Mountain -> Yard Mountain -> Johns Brook Lodge -> Garden. Total distance: 17.19km (total) Start Time : 7:48 am; End Time: 4:13 pm (8 hours, 24 minutes) Average speed (including stops): 2.0 km/hr Total elevation gain: ~3075 feet (total of all uphill sections) [enlarge]