Spudman
August 30th, 2010, 10:17 PM
I've been completely away from guitars for over a week now and am anxious to play again. The Spud family just returned from a week in the Idaho wilderness. We had a great time and I even managed to lose 5 pounds just by climbing and hiking every day...and eating lean.
Here are a few pictures from the trip.
This is Hell Roaring Lake which is where we made camp the first day. It was an easy warm up for Little Spud. The narrow point on the right is The Finger Of Fate. It's a technical climb.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP0960.jpg
Day 2 we camped at Imogene Lake which is pictured here in the distance. We then hiked up the mountain and the girls played at a hidden lake on the bench while I climbed a peak above the hidden lake.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1063.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1020.jpg
We left Imogene the next morning and camped the rest of the week at the middle lake pictured here. It was 15 minutes from Imogene and vacant of campers. We decided to leave Imogene because when we got back from the bench lake people had moved into our camp area and were extremely noisy. I guess they didn't understand what the 'wilderness' was all about. So we had blissful peace and quiet the rest of the week except for the nightly visits from the resident mountain goat.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1216.jpg
The following day I bagged the peak seen here on the far left. Below is the unnamed hidden lake. It was a beautiful oasis with very tasty water and a warm rock to bathe on.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1033.jpg
The route I took was just above the snow patch then into the left part of the dark rocks in the center of the photo. For reference the snow patch is about 20x40 feet. It looks small, huh?
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1286.jpg
Here is the peak seen from back down the valley.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1334.jpg
Alas, the Dragon showed up and ended the high altitude exploring. So we played cards in the tent and hiked back out the following morning and drove home. That's when I stepped on the scale and realized the weight loss. Now it's back to guitar playing and Cheetos...after the Willie Nelson concert this weekend that is.
The Dragon is what my first climbing partner referred to as the heavy, weather laden clouds that always showed up to test your mettle on every climbing trip. This is the snow that was left behind this morning by the Dragon. The Dragon also graced us with some very intense wind, lightning and thunder too.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1328.jpg
Here are a few pictures from the trip.
This is Hell Roaring Lake which is where we made camp the first day. It was an easy warm up for Little Spud. The narrow point on the right is The Finger Of Fate. It's a technical climb.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP0960.jpg
Day 2 we camped at Imogene Lake which is pictured here in the distance. We then hiked up the mountain and the girls played at a hidden lake on the bench while I climbed a peak above the hidden lake.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1063.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1020.jpg
We left Imogene the next morning and camped the rest of the week at the middle lake pictured here. It was 15 minutes from Imogene and vacant of campers. We decided to leave Imogene because when we got back from the bench lake people had moved into our camp area and were extremely noisy. I guess they didn't understand what the 'wilderness' was all about. So we had blissful peace and quiet the rest of the week except for the nightly visits from the resident mountain goat.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1216.jpg
The following day I bagged the peak seen here on the far left. Below is the unnamed hidden lake. It was a beautiful oasis with very tasty water and a warm rock to bathe on.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1033.jpg
The route I took was just above the snow patch then into the left part of the dark rocks in the center of the photo. For reference the snow patch is about 20x40 feet. It looks small, huh?
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1286.jpg
Here is the peak seen from back down the valley.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1334.jpg
Alas, the Dragon showed up and ended the high altitude exploring. So we played cards in the tent and hiked back out the following morning and drove home. That's when I stepped on the scale and realized the weight loss. Now it's back to guitar playing and Cheetos...after the Willie Nelson concert this weekend that is.
The Dragon is what my first climbing partner referred to as the heavy, weather laden clouds that always showed up to test your mettle on every climbing trip. This is the snow that was left behind this morning by the Dragon. The Dragon also graced us with some very intense wind, lightning and thunder too.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/IMGP1328.jpg