Friday, September 2, 2016
I love being outside.
My humans let me roll. Wait...
what is that? Why am I getting wet? Something is attacking me! What gives?
HUMANS! LEMME IN! I AM GETTING WET! Save me!
It's so noisy! But my humans will
keep me warm and cozy. I don't like this
noise...
Today we are doing a hike at Two Ocean Lake. We scouted it out yesterday. It is a 6.4 mile loop around - you got it -
Two Ocean Lake! It looks like a gentle
hike, and given Spouse's knee issues, he should be able to do it.
It is a narrow, soft foot trail that weaves along the
lake. It goes through the dense
conifers, a little up and down, and across stunning meadows bordered by aspens
of all sizes. When we pull up to the
trailhead, we are glad to see a couple of cars.
We are in bear country... They call it 'wildlife' for a reason... That
'wild' thing can make a big difference in your experience!
We make noise on the trail as we walk. Spouse has bear spray as well as his other
anti-friendly-critter protection mechanisms. He wants me to go first so that if we meet up
with a bear, he has time to get to his stuff.
I think he not only wants me to be the sacrificial lamb, he wants me to
break through all the spider webs crossing the trail. We are at about 7000 feet so it is easy to
get a bit winded on the climbs, even though they are quite gentle. It is important when you are hiking to stop
and look behind you. Not that you are
being followed, but the view is sometimes so different looking the other
way. Look at that Christmas tree. Oh, those aspens are so pretty. Hey, here is a nice log to sit on. We cross paths with humans... Oh, there was a bear sighting on the north
end. There is a big bull moose on the
other side.
We did not see the bear, nor the moose, but we did see the
moose droppings. The fall colors are
coming in. Each day, we see a teensy bit
more. Some of the trees that were yellow
yesterday have a bit of an orange tinge today.
They are expecting temperatures to drop into the 20s this weekend. By the time we leave on Monday, we may have
some real reds. Towards the end of the
hike, we did get some raindrops, but it wasn't enough to put on a jacket. There was thunder in the distance. The skies have been threatening since then.
We did notice from our vantage point at the lake that the
fire in Yellowstone does not look as big.
Perhaps yesterday's storm actually helped over there. Just because it rains here does not mean it
rains 10 miles up the road, but apparently, it had some effect. And tonight, we are back to having a
campfire. We just can't get enough of
that smoky smell!
We noticed lots of cars lining up to come into the
campground for the labor day weekend. We
are glad we have a good site. The RV
park is full too.
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