| In a normal year, this view would be of an alpine meadow, a small creek which flows out of the Ritter/Banner glacier, and rocky slopes up to the low cliffs in the center and right, leading up to the southeast glacier. 1998 was a bit different, as the creek was barely visible as a smooth indentation in the suncupped snow, and the gully, to the extreme left in this shot, was still totally snow-filled. |