From Moon to Soldier Lake!
7-9-13
A little early for this one, but this year's lower snowpack made it possible.
Downloadable Power Point Slide Show of this Hike!
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 Early morning color of a very colorful lake |
 Looking down towards where the lake's camping used to exist |
 This area was apparently in a particularly intense part of the fire. |
 The fire ring inadvertently became a part of the fire itself |
 What an incredible disappointment this was to see it so destroyed |
 On the trail up the side of this ridge to Mount Mills |
 One of many small ridges to cross on the off-trail portion of this trek |
 An unnamed, but very pretty lake, teeming, it seemed, with growing trout! |
 Ezra is hoping like mad that this is the end of today's journey. It wasn't! |
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 Small islands of growth in the lake, generally sprouting from long-dead trees |
 Looking west to the ridge that separates this area from Soldier Lakes basin |
 The first Soldier Lake you happen to on the way into this basin |
 The unnamed Soldier Lake that will be our home for this night |