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06-25-2007, 09:50 PM
Hey kids! Did a quick afternoon of hiking up at 'Basin yesterday, thought a few folks might like to see some photos of the area. BTW, holy crap I forgot how much altitude affects hiking endurance! Been spoiled by all this < 7,500' elevation foothills hiking this spring! Man did I feel out of shape... 'course, whoever the heck made the John Paul access road so @)^&#$%# steep should be shot! :lol8:
Very dry up there this year vs. this time last year. Not completely surprised considering the winter we had, but was still not expecting it to be as dry as it was. The pond just below the Needles Lodge was completely dry, and the Middle Bowl cirque had very little snow left -- last year there was a good solid snowfield up there still around this weekend.
Anyway... time to make with the pics! :popcorn:
Very dry up there this year vs. this time last year. Not completely surprised considering the winter we had, but was still not expecting it to be as dry as it was. The pond just below the Needles Lodge was completely dry, and the Middle Bowl cirque had very little snow left -- last year there was a good solid snowfield up there still around this weekend.
Anyway... time to make with the pics! :popcorn: