July 25, 1999 _ View of Rainier through Trees Bill Climbing the Muir Snowfield Bill and Dave at Camp Muir Bill Boarding beneath Rainier Bill Boarding below the Icefall Dave Carves a Turn below Rainier Dave Boarding the Waterfall April 8, 2000 _ View of Adams and St Helens Rainier from Glacier Vista Matt Climbing Muir Snowfield Amar and Matt at Camp Muir Matt Boarding Muir Snowfield Matt Carving a Turn Muir Snowfield Panorama December 3, 2000 _ Matt and Micah Skiing Up Adams with Lenticulars & Sun Dog The Circum-Zenithal Arc!!! Rainier Lenticular Clouds Panorama Adams with Sunset Glow Matt Boarding at Dusk Micah Skiing into the Sunset

This trip was my long-time friend Bill Bazley's first time snowboarding outside a ski area. Also with us was Dave Harber, another grad student from my lab who is from Colorado and is quite a fine snowboarder. That's the two of them hidden in the shadows just ahead, on the trail above the parking lot at Paradise. Even in late July, the astounding snowfall of the previous winter (1033 inches at Paradise) ensured continuous snow right from the trailhead. However, farther ahead near Panorama Point, the steep south facing pitch was melted snow-free as usual.