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...
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| Early morning light over Fourth of July Lake |
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| Cool shaped 2nd unnamed lake I hiked to |
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| Small 'cave' made of basalt |
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| 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!
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!
