We had a gorgeous 3 day backpacking trip over the 4th of July ("Go America" day) holiday. I love being away from the Red White and Blue hoopla. But I especially love being out in the mountains.
The group was 7, and I was happy to get to know some of the participants better. I wasn't very happy to become so intimate with the hordes of hungry mosquitoes. DEET is really really nice!
The trail was lovely from the start, with huge amounts of wildflowers of a whole palette of colors. We climbed about 3,000 feet in 8 miles and set up camp by Big McGee Lake. The next day's day hike was up nearby Red Slate Mountain, offering beautiful views down into the Convict Lake basin.
I limited myself to collecting rocks on the way DOWN the mountain. I only brought home 4 this time! It's so hard to stop. I have a rock addiction. Wonder if there's a rockaholics anonymous group around?
With school out (yay!!!) I may finally have time to organize photos of this and other trips, as well as get to work on gifts for various people I've neglected horribly over the past 11 months.
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