A weekend hike to Susie (Desolation Wilderness)
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:53 am
Last Friday we headed out of Glen Alpine Springs to spend the night at Susie. I wonder how (Madame Helena) Modjeska Falls will look next September.
The creek crossing at mile 3.3 has less snow than two weeks ago when we crossed the stream.
Check out that beast of a pack she is carrying!
We set up camp right next to the falls at the outlet of Susie.
I walked a bit downstream to check out the waterfall above Grass Lake.
When I got back to camp I noticed that my new friend “Hantavirus Harry” invited himself to lunch on my stuff. He forced me to hang the food.
The lake is completely ice free. This is looking south with Cracked Crag in the background.
I saw another wildlife named “Bernadine Beaver” happily swimming in the water.
The big shock and surprise was all of the other campers that joined us at Susie. We counted 16 other hikers! This count did not include us. The other question we get asked is about the local Dracula population. The vampires are still germinating. I think it is still a little too cold for those evil monsters, I mean lovely God’s creatures.
Saturday morning we left the lake to bag Jacks Peak.
This is Sport on the summit of Jacks Peak with the Crystal range in the background.
Please visit the “Peak Bagging” section to read our report about the climb.
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Thanks,
-Russ
The creek crossing at mile 3.3 has less snow than two weeks ago when we crossed the stream.
Check out that beast of a pack she is carrying!
We set up camp right next to the falls at the outlet of Susie.
I walked a bit downstream to check out the waterfall above Grass Lake.
When I got back to camp I noticed that my new friend “Hantavirus Harry” invited himself to lunch on my stuff. He forced me to hang the food.
The lake is completely ice free. This is looking south with Cracked Crag in the background.
I saw another wildlife named “Bernadine Beaver” happily swimming in the water.
The big shock and surprise was all of the other campers that joined us at Susie. We counted 16 other hikers! This count did not include us. The other question we get asked is about the local Dracula population. The vampires are still germinating. I think it is still a little too cold for those evil monsters, I mean lovely God’s creatures.
Saturday morning we left the lake to bag Jacks Peak.
This is Sport on the summit of Jacks Peak with the Crystal range in the background.
Please visit the “Peak Bagging” section to read our report about the climb.
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=12597
Thanks,
-Russ
Ditto. Although, for me they'll always be "Hipbelt Harry." Yes, I now have a modified hipbelt 
.