Thursday, November 12, 2009
We Survived!
You can stop worrying and praying now. Travis, Matt and I made it safely home from our hike today.
We decided to hike up to Hessie Lake in the Uintah Mountains. On the way we encountered this tough fellow. Why else do you think Matt packs a firearm?
Truth be told, we never reached the lake. But we did set up this camp at 10,400'. I'll let Travis and Matt describe how they felt after the ascent. As for me, I drank some melted snow water and my stomach decided to put it back on the ground.
Wednesday, around noon. We felt "pretty good" after coming back down from Camp #1.
Camp #2, Wednesday. 9800'. Much less snow and lots more sun. This is how we spent the afternoon.
After "sleeping" through a strong wind storm we woke up to 1-2" inches of fresh powder at 5:30 this morning (Thursday). We decided to pack up and hike out before more snow fell and obscured our trail. This is a picture of us eating breakfast at the trailhead around 8:30.
In summary: the cold wasn't bad. We were well prepared for it. Next time though, we need to go to someplace with more accessible (i.e. not frozen) water and more of a scenic destination.
We decided to hike up to Hessie Lake in the Uintah Mountains. On the way we encountered this tough fellow. Why else do you think Matt packs a firearm?
Truth be told, we never reached the lake. But we did set up this camp at 10,400'. I'll let Travis and Matt describe how they felt after the ascent. As for me, I drank some melted snow water and my stomach decided to put it back on the ground.
Wednesday, around noon. We felt "pretty good" after coming back down from Camp #1.
Camp #2, Wednesday. 9800'. Much less snow and lots more sun. This is how we spent the afternoon.
After "sleeping" through a strong wind storm we woke up to 1-2" inches of fresh powder at 5:30 this morning (Thursday). We decided to pack up and hike out before more snow fell and obscured our trail. This is a picture of us eating breakfast at the trailhead around 8:30.
In summary: the cold wasn't bad. We were well prepared for it. Next time though, we need to go to someplace with more accessible (i.e. not frozen) water and more of a scenic destination.Travis and Matt, anything to add?
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