
4th of July weekend day two was a beautiful day weather wise. Woke up to blue skies, lots of clouds, it had lightly rained through the night so everything was slightly damp, and lush green. After a nice hot breakfast of hash browns, with a little bit of bacon thrown in we were off to explore. The year before we headed to the lake, this year after sitting and watching Horseshoe basin for animals for a little bit we decided to head a different direction. So up towards Pick Peak and the ridge that faces Windy Peak. Wow what a beautiful sight, I could have spent days watching the clouds roll in and out. We were the only ones out on the ridge, so many mountains views. We spotted a bear and a couple of deer in one of the lower basins. It was a great place to spend most of our afternoon until the dark clouds started rolling in and with a forecast of rain we wanted to be back at camp before we got soaked. Had a moment of panic when my nephew got separated from us and headed off down the ridge in the wrong directions. After we realized he wasn't on the trail waiting for us, things were a little scary for a few moments until he came back up the ridge. A very valuable lesson he learned that day, but after our hearts and nerves settled down we were able to enjoy our evening around the fire. Only a light rain that night. This is such a vast area, so many opportunities to explore. It is truly a beautiful place to spend a couple of days.






































































































































































































































































































































































































Love all those wide-open views! Nice photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, A beautiful place to visit.
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