On the Way to Moon Lake!
7-8-13
And, on the way to the ultimate disappointment!
Downloadable Power Point Slide Show of this Hike!
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 Cocoa-Brownie Struggles up the Hill |
 As does Blackjack, and hiking partner! |
 Plod, plod... |
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 Just one more of the ubiquitous dry-land floral displays |
 Langer lake as we pass by on the way to Ruffneck divide |
 Climbing, climbing... |
 Across the divide and the first realization that this area, is not, and will not, ever be what it has been, at least in my lifetime. |
 Even Freckles is taken aback |
 Starting down to the lake. |
 It would seem that nature hasn't completely given up on this area |
Arriving at the lake, we began to look for a place to set up camp that was: 1) not burned to a crisp; and 2) not a place where we would have to spend the night listening for a tree falling onto the tent. As a result, we completely circuited the lake, and found nothing.
Eventually we ended up on the side of the cirque, in a small flat spot, marginally suitable for two tents. No camping for the foreseeable future here. |