Two weekends ago I FINALLY went on a backpacking trip! I really enjoy backpacking and was looking forward to getting back into it once I moved to Washington..........2 years later........and my first trip has happened. I went with a fellow teacher/friend.......Tracey.
We went to Snow Lake.......it is up in the Alpine Wilderness Area. It was only a 3 1/2 mile hike in........BUT with an 1800 ft elevation gain. It would be putting it mildly that I was a bit slow. Poor Tracey was a trooper as she is Miss Mountaineers and I am sure felt like she was backpacking with her 3 year old son.......but she kept a smile on her face and talked about where we should go next summer........thank you Tracey!!
This is the view from our camp site
Saturday morning we got up had a little breakfast and headed out for some more hiking and exploring. We hiked another 3 miles to Gem Lake. This is a picture of Gem Lake........I need to work on my photography skills as none of my pictures look as amazing as it did in person.
a view from the trail......love the Alpine Area....
3 comments:
Wow..don't know that I could do that! 3 days same clothes and no shower? I'd at least need clean socks! So is that how you are surviving the strike? Pretending your backpacking in the beautiful wilderness? How cold will it be in the end of September? I'm sure it would be too cold for me!
Check you out, girl!! That's a lot of gear your lugging there...I am very impressed that you hiked that hike and carried all of that as well... something tells me that by the end of my trip, I'd be sleeping on a rock and eating berries off of a bush by the end of 3 days after having ditched my stuff along the way!! Gem Lake is a gem! So crystal clean...and what a sight to wake up to in the morning from your campsite! Wow! I'm glad you posted these beauties!
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No fair!! That looks beautiful. Reminds me of Montana. It looks like you had a great time - your pictures are beautiful.
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