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| Katherine turns 26 |
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| Lees Pond |
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| Nutmeg about to sleep or just woke up from sleeping |
The next group are Mt Mansfield.
Wompahoofus->Ridge->Mansfield top->Ridge->Rock Garden->Stevensville Rd
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| Shelburne Bay |
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Early August
The next group are Mt Mansfield.
Wompahoofus->Ridge->Mansfield top->Ridge->Rock Garden->Stevensville Rd
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Sailing and hiking
On Sat I went with Paul and Kris on Half Full in the Regatta for lake Champlain. It was a light air day that required patience. We had a great start and were able to take advantage of what little wind there was to move forward. The finish was near the four brothers islands and we got there first and then started heading back to Burlington. You could see a storm North of us and after checking the radar we saw that it was going to go right over us. We put away the sails, put on life jackets, and started motoring toward Burlington. We were over half way there when the storm hit. The temperature changed from about 80 to 65 in a matter of minutes and the wind went to 30-50 for about a half hour. The boat couldn't make progress into the wind so we went sideways and hooked into the Southern end of the breakwater. It was amazing how fast the waves got big. Fortunately there wasn't much lightning although we had some after we got into the breakwater area. A day of extremes. Low winds and high winds. Hot and cold. Slow and calm and windy and crazy. I would have needed a waterproof and shock proof camera to take any pictures of this one. Luckily no one was hurt on any of the boats.
Sunday was a hiking trip to the Adirondacks to Algonquin and Wright mountains:
Pictures from Thu night racing:
And a picture taken by Sue of me hiking Camels Hump... again
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| Before the race - calm morning |
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| Before the race - working on the main sail |
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| Half Full inside Burlington breakwater in the "calm" water Pictures taken by Kris: |
Sunday was a hiking trip to the Adirondacks to Algonquin and Wright mountains:
Algonquin and Wright
Pictures from Thu night racing:
And a picture taken by Sue of me hiking Camels Hump... again
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Full Moon
Went up Camels hump and arrived at top just before sunset. Full moon moving through the clouds on one side of the mountain and sunset on the other. The sunset seemed to last a very long time. We could still see colors at 9:30 while we were heading down. Cool at top with enough breeze to make it feel like Fall. Great night for a full moon and to be outside!
Tried to capture it with photos but you had to be there!
Tried to capture it with photos but you had to be there!
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Joshua Tree NP
Heading back from Sequoia NP and going to Phoenix to fly home I stopped at Joshua Tree NP for two partial days. I managed to check it out fairly well based on the limited time. In the surrounding Mojave dessert the temp was about 110. At Joshua Tree the elevation is higher, 4K to 5K feet, so the temps were around 90 and semi-reasonable for hiking.
The park has a lot of dessert cactus and of course the Joshua Tree which is a strange tree with cactus like plants at the end of the branches instead of leaves. The park also has a lot of exposed rock in strange configurations and a number of climbing routes.
On the first day I drove in the North entrance and went to Barker Dam. This was an old gold mining area with some decomposing cars and an old mine site. Next was Ryan Mountain which was a nice hike up a 5500 foot mountain. Not a long hike but the 90 degree temps made it challenging. At the top there was a great view of the park. Looking toward the North entrance you could see the Joshua Tree areas and the rock outcropping. Toward the South it is more flat and harsher dessert.
The next day I drove up to Keys View at 5K feet and walked up from there to the top of a mountain. This area had views toward the Salton Sea and Palm Springs. The long view was faded from smog that blows into the area. Next was a lot of walking through interesting rock areas. I took short walks around Hidden Valley, Jumbo Rocks, Skull rock, and Cholla cactus garden. I went on a longer walk into another old gold mine in the afternoon (Lost Horse Mine).
Pictures explain this area best. Leaving the park to drive to Phoenix it was 115 in the Mojave dessert. People live there!
The park has a lot of dessert cactus and of course the Joshua Tree which is a strange tree with cactus like plants at the end of the branches instead of leaves. The park also has a lot of exposed rock in strange configurations and a number of climbing routes.
On the first day I drove in the North entrance and went to Barker Dam. This was an old gold mining area with some decomposing cars and an old mine site. Next was Ryan Mountain which was a nice hike up a 5500 foot mountain. Not a long hike but the 90 degree temps made it challenging. At the top there was a great view of the park. Looking toward the North entrance you could see the Joshua Tree areas and the rock outcropping. Toward the South it is more flat and harsher dessert.
The next day I drove up to Keys View at 5K feet and walked up from there to the top of a mountain. This area had views toward the Salton Sea and Palm Springs. The long view was faded from smog that blows into the area. Next was a lot of walking through interesting rock areas. I took short walks around Hidden Valley, Jumbo Rocks, Skull rock, and Cholla cactus garden. I went on a longer walk into another old gold mine in the afternoon (Lost Horse Mine).
Pictures explain this area best. Leaving the park to drive to Phoenix it was 115 in the Mojave dessert. People live there!
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| Barker Dam area |
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| Barker Dam area |
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| Going up Mt Ryan |
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| Keys View - and next few pictures |
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| Lost Horse gold mine |
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| Mt Ryan |
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| Cholla Cactus Garden |
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| Temperature 115 outside the park at lower elevations |
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