Dale Matson
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Morning At Pear Lake
I first reported on this hike on the “Lakes Trail” to Pear
Lake about this time last year. http://midsierramusing.blogspot.com/2014/08/pear-lake-as-day-hike.html
This year we backpacked in so we could stay two nights. This
would allow us to attempt a day hike to Moose Lake. Our friends Carlos and
Carol and their daughter Christina showed up at the trailhead at 8am for the
hike start. The 10 campsites at Pear Lake must be reserved ahead of time. There
is a composting toilet on site there also. We intended to stay two nights with
a day trip to Moose Lake the second day. Upon our arrival at Pear Lake at about
2pm, we began setting up our tents. We were tired from the hike in. Carlos had
a new pack the size of a Volkswagen Beetle Which held two bear canisters and
added Christina’s along the route.
This group likes to eat! Christina commented
about the “unwrapping of the energy bar” as my food preparation. Not long
before dinner, Christina (AKA “mountain goat”) decided to climb to one of the
highest locations across Pear Lake. We were all happy that she returned in one
piece. I took a photograph of her with my Sony 200mm f4 lens. My wife Sharon took
the Alpenglow photographs, as I lay sound asleep for the night in our tent. We
had excellent campground neighbors including a young lady from SoCal who was
camping alone for the first time.
The particulars are in the included link. One advantage to
an overnight is the golden hour photographs that one can’t get on a day hike. I
also had an ultra wide Canon 17-40mm f4 lens this time and a 55mm 1.8 Zeiss
lens. I found the Canon lens to be the most useful at Pear Lake.
Pear Lake
Alpenglow
Big Baldy From Lakes Trail Chimney Rock Below It
Breakfast Below "Christina's Spire"
The Choir
Christina Jumping Center Of Photograph
Break At Watchtower
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