August 11th Destination: Dumbbell Lake Today’s Miles: 14 Start Location: Sisters Mirror Lake Trip Miles: 257.5 Rolling out of camp in the morning and tying our sopping wet rain flies to the outside of our packs, we quickly made our way south the 6 miles to the trail junction into Elk Lake Resort. To demonstrate…
August 10th Destination: Sisters Mirror Lake Today’s Miles: 17 Start Location: Minnie Scott Springs Trip Miles: 243.5 Elizabeth and I woke up at a decent time and started down to the trail at 6am. We had noticed another tent set up in the trees on the other side of our large campsite this morning and…
August 9th Destination: Minnie Scott Springs Today’s Miles: 6 Start Location: Lava Lake Camp Trip Miles: 226.5 I got up this morning around 7:30am, had breakfast and after checking the map, decided I had time for a short walk to the Dee Wright Observatory before Elizabeth arrived to hike with me. As I walked the…
August 8th Destination: Lava Lake Camp Today’s Miles: 13 Start Location: Big Lake Youth Camp Trip Miles: 220.5 I’m up and out early today, hiking by 5:30am. The thought of lava beds, hot sun and little water has me moving to get to Lava Camp Lake. The only thing distracting me is a text from my…
August 7th Destination: Big Lake Youth Camp Today’s Miles: 0 Start Location: Big Lake Youth Camp Trip Miles: 207.5 I am awakened this morning by the hum of a different kind, a boat on the water. Being that it is 6:30am, my first thought is fishing. It isn’t long before I realize that the boat…
August 6th Destination: Big Lake Youth Camp Today’s Miles: 17 Start Location: Koko Lake Trip Miles: 207.5 I woke up this morning to the blowing of a hearty wind. Looking outside my tent, it reminded me of the mist you would see on the beach in the morning hours, only it was the fine sand being…