Camp Trip

As you can see by the photos I went camping in the Southern Sierras. It was a great trip with wonderful weather. I camped at over 9,000 ft. and hiked 18 miles in 3 days. Everyday the trails led to lakes at around 11,000 ft. so there was serious uphill hiking in thin air. The snow pack is still intact and there were places where you hiked over the snow to keep on the trail. All the lakes at that altitude were snow rimmed as you can see by the pics. The referance to Watermelon snow is when the sun has baked the glacerial snow an algae grows in the snow pack that looks like somebody dumped pink paint on the snow. It looks and smells like watermelon hence the name. You have to look hard at the pic to see the tint that the camera barely shows. I feel at home in this envirnment and look to spend more time in this type setting. May life give me the chance to enjoy these type of trips again...