R04 TR: from Bear Basin July 2017

[SSSdave]

In 1980 climbed up into Seven Gables saddle and instead of the main peak chose to climb up to more interesting to this person brink of the gables cliff then continued all the way along it to the corner end where one looks down at L lake. Still have old 35mm Kodachromes from that spot looking out over the East Fork Basin. Amusing all the places you are able to bring your dogs much like Buck Forester's dogs. And no doubt...They Like It.

David

[Harlen]

Hey David, Thanks for the reply. Yes, the dogs are even ecstatic at times, and they get us playing right along with them.... and unlike human kids, the dogs can't throw snowballs back at you!
Wasn't it great up there David? And isn't it a hell of a thing to gaze down those curving cliffs? If I was still heading into the mountains mainly to climb things, I reckon one of those long chutes would be just the thing! Has anyone climbed them? Why are there no references in the Roper Climbers Guide?

[Harlen]

Thanks Cameron,
Congratulations on your fishing successes... apparently Giantbrookie, old ranger, and the other real fishermen are the sort who will only pass on advice if they can kill you soon after.

[murph]

wonderful photos, thanks for sharing them!!

[bbayley80]

Harlen.
great report-and amazing shots! some real framers there
love the one of you and the dogs gazing off towards unnamed peaks. and the alpenglow Feather Peak is amazing as well.

i had the pleasure of getting out to that area last year and fondly remember how gorgeous the alpenglow was on those peaks-although i didn't luck out on any cloud formations however. those are always spectacular.

[giantbrookie]

Thanks Cameron,
Giantbrookie, old ranger, and the other real fishermen are the sort who will only pass on advice if they can kill you soon after.

Actually, many are those who have received the info who are still breathing and fishing today.

With regard to this particular wonderful expedition (all parts nice, but the last part around Seven Gables was particularly stunning) I didn't expect to see many of the key spots thawed, hence I figured that fishing was not a priority. For the usual "coded" version of fishing on a trip that overlaps a touch with this route, see: http://www.highsierratopix.com/communit ... 76&p=99570 For the fishing narrative one has to scroll to the end of the post. Yes it was intentionally done that way to disconnect it from the chronological narrative and the route....

[Harlen]

"... For the fishing narrative one has to scroll to the end of the post. Yes it was intentionally done that way to disconnect it from the chronological narrative and the route...." giantbrookie

Yes, and so you wouldn't have to kill anyone.

I know you're a killer at heart John; I am halfway through the Romance of the Three Kingdoms epic novel you recommended, and the score is Killings~ 15,000*
Romances~ nil- the big "goose-egg!"

*(and a large % involve beheadings, stranglings, and bodies lopped in half!)
So, we reckon you are a killer not a lover. How many fish have you beheaded?

[sekihiker]

How did I miss this post?
Great photos of a place I've been but not under those circumstances. A little too much snow for my taste.
It always amazes me to see the colors of the water in Bear Creek.