Sunday, January 6, 2019

Scabland Ramblings

I had hiked around Fourth of July Lake with the hiking group I belong to but I wanted to explore more of the area.  I scoped out 3 smaller, successive lakes to the SE of the approximate mid point of the lake.  I decided to go for it since this area is only open from the Friday after Thanksgiving until March.  Oh, and I intentionally got lost...

Early morning light over Fourth of July Lake



Cool shaped 2nd unnamed lake I hiked to

Small 'cave' made of basalt











Buck rub




As you can see I love big trees, dead trees ie snags, B&W photos and wide open landscapes!  The desert like environment of the Channeled Scablands is ideal to hike in the winter; no ticks, no rattlesnakes, no heat and, for this day at least, no sun.  The bottom screen shot is my route and the bottom is where I got lost.  When the sun finally peeked out I knew I had succeeded in getting disoriented so I pulled out my compass and 'found' myself.  Truly, a great time all by myself on the first day of the new year!

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