All of these things are good by themselves but even better when encountered together, which is exactly what happened last weekend.
Check out these pictures from our hike into the Jefferson wilderness and along the Pacific Crest Trail! My friends and I want to complete a good part of this in segments over the next 50 years, give or take a few, so this was good practice.
Part of the 2.3 mile hike to Pamelia Lake.
A very intimidating rock near Hanks Lake. A couple of annoying switchbacks to the top and a hour and half later...
Hunts Lake?
Some of the fall colors contrasting with the surrounding evergreens.
Jefferson at Dusk...
...and Pamelia Lake at Dawn.
If you're wondering where the bear came in, we happened to hear it [roaring] as we were packing up in the morning. It was about a mile away but kept getting closer and closer. It was like something out of a horror film, hearing but never seeing the approaching monster in the woods who thinks you or your dog would make a nice snack. Luckily I brought my whistle:P Perhaps one of the greater relizations I had was that it would have been nice to have an enclosed tent rather than a tarp!
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Amazing, I haven't even run into a bear on the trail here in Juneau...and you see hear one in Oregon!!
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