tom gamel

tom gamel

Sawtooth Lake via Iron Creek

01/27/19

we hiked up from trail lake. it was raining everyday and the night we camped at trail lake we climbed up on a big rock and called to the great white mama puma. "great white mama puma! bless us with your smile, mama puma! come on, sun! go away rain! considering that our leader was a methodist minister, it should have been sufficient to guarantee good weather, but it wasn't. we hiked on up to sawtooth lake the next day, in the rain. when we got up the next morning, it was to three inches of snow on the ground and snowing heavy. we decided that to go on up to baron lakes was very unwise and instead headed back down. still, it was a fun hiking trip. the mountains are always good, you just have to be ready for the challenge. i've thought many times about finishing the trip, it's only been 50 something years, but other things have gotten in the way------life has gotten in the way. the lakes, the mountains-- they're still there-------someday...... someday...

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