The moon is about 3/4 full, hiding behind the clouds.THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2007
Today we hiked up the road in the other direction, still not finding many berries. We stayed close to camp, while Ginnie went back to the lake and picked her way around it. She found a fair amount of berries, then Sue and I went up to look for her. The sun was out, and the dragonflies were very active.
Up the road from camp, looking back toward the south, we could see our campsite, and also the clearing at the end of the road where we took photos yesterday. The camp is a white blob just right of center, and the road end is behind the middle clump of trees.
Today we hiked up the road in the other direction, still not finding many berries. We stayed close to camp, while Ginnie went back to the lake and picked her way around it. She found a fair amount of berries, then Sue and I went up to look for her. The sun was out, and the dragonflies were very active.
Up the road from camp, looking back toward the south, we could see our campsite, and also the clearing at the end of the road where we took photos yesterday. The camp is a white blob just right of center, and the road end is behind the middle clump of trees. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2007
Tried some fire shots - it worked amazingly well!
In camp the next morning - you can see our wonderful tarp job! It worked quite well, thank you!
The Noble Fir cones sat upright on the branches - at first glance you thought they might be birds!
After breakfast, we walked up to the end of the forest service road. It ended on a knob with a panoramic view - Sue and Ginnie are taking it in.
To the south we could see a long waterfall - couldn't quite figure out if it has a name or not.
To the north, we could see the road we came up on, and just below it, in the center of the photo, you can just make out a white blob which is our tent. Our campsite is on a knob, too, which must have been a staging area for the loggers. It juts out into the valley, and has views on three sides.
Then we drove further up another road to the top of Mt. Sobieski, where we picked black huckleberries. We were early this time - not too many were ripe yet, and someone else had been there picking before us. But we got a fair amount, and the sun did come out occasionally. Sue is right on the edge of an almost vertical hillside - why do the biggest berries grow just out of reach?
At the very top of the mountain is a tower, disappearing into the mist.
On the way back down, we stopped at a couple of places to see if there were any more berries (not many!), and found this area deep in the woods, where the winter storms had knocked down a bunch of huge fir trees. They were lying on top of each other like pick-up sticks. And just in that one area. Rather odd.
Tried some fire shots - it worked amazingly well!
In camp the next morning - you can see our wonderful tarp job! It worked quite well, thank you!
The Noble Fir cones sat upright on the branches - at first glance you thought they might be birds!
After breakfast, we walked up to the end of the forest service road. It ended on a knob with a panoramic view - Sue and Ginnie are taking it in.
To the south we could see a long waterfall - couldn't quite figure out if it has a name or not.
To the north, we could see the road we came up on, and just below it, in the center of the photo, you can just make out a white blob which is our tent. Our campsite is on a knob, too, which must have been a staging area for the loggers. It juts out into the valley, and has views on three sides.
Then we drove further up another road to the top of Mt. Sobieski, where we picked black huckleberries. We were early this time - not too many were ripe yet, and someone else had been there picking before us. But we got a fair amount, and the sun did come out occasionally. Sue is right on the edge of an almost vertical hillside - why do the biggest berries grow just out of reach?
At the very top of the mountain is a tower, disappearing into the mist.
On the way back down, we stopped at a couple of places to see if there were any more berries (not many!), and found this area deep in the woods, where the winter storms had knocked down a bunch of huge fir trees. They were lying on top of each other like pick-up sticks. And just in that one area. Rather odd. 
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