The First TR of 2014
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:44 am
I know John Dittli posted a report on conditions, but that is his job! This is the first leisure report.
The weather forecast was for spring like weather. We wanted to get out and play with some new gear. So we drove up to one of our favorite quick getaways in the Crystal Basin.
The gate to Loon Lake campground is closed and locked adding about another half mile to our hike to the back of the lake.
Most of the trail was covered with snow. We brought our snowshoes but the snow was very well consolidated. This was probably because of the heavy rains two weeks ago.
The only part of the lake with ice was the part once known as Pleasant Lake.
I brought a rod and tackle but we didn’t do any fishing. We had other things to do. Like find the camera some bonehead dropped! Good thing his great girlfriend has eagle eyes or you wouldn’t be seeing these pictures!
The lake level was depressingly low.
That tree stump is almost four feet tall. Tamara Berg says we have a “highway of storms” on the way!
We played around with our snowshoes, but like I said, they were not really needed if you had good boots.
Did I mention how fun it is to sleep in the snow?
I know I had a great time mostly because of the company (my number one girl) I brought along.
Thanks for reading my TR.
-Russ
The weather forecast was for spring like weather. We wanted to get out and play with some new gear. So we drove up to one of our favorite quick getaways in the Crystal Basin.
The gate to Loon Lake campground is closed and locked adding about another half mile to our hike to the back of the lake.
Most of the trail was covered with snow. We brought our snowshoes but the snow was very well consolidated. This was probably because of the heavy rains two weeks ago.
The only part of the lake with ice was the part once known as Pleasant Lake.
I brought a rod and tackle but we didn’t do any fishing. We had other things to do. Like find the camera some bonehead dropped! Good thing his great girlfriend has eagle eyes or you wouldn’t be seeing these pictures!
The lake level was depressingly low.
That tree stump is almost four feet tall. Tamara Berg says we have a “highway of storms” on the way!
We played around with our snowshoes, but like I said, they were not really needed if you had good boots.
Did I mention how fun it is to sleep in the snow?
I know I had a great time mostly because of the company (my number one girl) I brought along.
Thanks for reading my TR.
-Russ