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FridayI slept really great last night - I think we all did. I only had to get out once, and I don't think Bob or Les even heard me. There were very few bugs around - I think the black flies are just emerging from the winter. There were mosquitoes around the lean-to, but a little deet took care of that, although Bob is so sweet he got bit on the hand during the night. We stayed in sleeping bag until after 10. Then we cooked a little oatmeal and coffee. Bob went fishing, Les went with him, and I decided to bushwhack up the side of the mountain for a little while. Not really trying to get anywhere, except into the woods. I got up the side to about 2400' - out camp at pond level was at 1930', and the summit was about 3960. So I didn't get very far up it. Once the slope started to go up, it went up pretty steep. Certainly not "walking." The area was littered with huge boulders and blowdowns. I gave up pretty easily and took a few snapshots, then returned to camp.
Here is a map showing my bushwhack up the mountain, west from the lean-to, and our fishing expedition along the shore.
No one came in on Friday, which surprised us all. About 4 the two couples from Saratoga came out. They hadn't caught any fish, but said they were jumping out of the water at the north end of the lake. The GPS said the best fishing time was 6-8 p.m., so we planned to hike to the other end and fish until sundown. The sun was nearly at the horizon when we took these shots, with Tirrell Mountain across the pond in the background.
Back at camp, we boiled water - it was my night in the kitchen. I was not nearly as creative as Bob, and we settled for rehydrated beef stew, Velveeta and shells, and snickers bars for dessert. Bob kicked in some German chocolate cookies, coffee and hot cocoa and we were satiated. Then we built a big fire and we got it going good. With no rain tonight, the fire was still lighting the area when we retired for the night.
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