Wildlife

Bob looks back at Bessie's serious side. Quite the pack eh?

As we side hilled our way down into the valley to a saddle where we would get onto the Red Mountain ridge system, we came across some wildlife. This happy black bear was contentedly grazing on some greens. We decided to take a break and watch him for a while. He never seemed to notice we were there. Eventually he made his way up toward the top of the ridge and disappeared.

Camp! This is actually the next day. By the time we got to this elevation the previous day the weather was deteriorating. We set up camp and then dived into the tent and read until falling asleep. When the rain abated (but the wind did not) for a short time so we got up and made a quick supper before going to bed for the night. The wind eventually died down in the night but it continued to rain until 6 or 7 am. So after a quick bite to eat we headed up red mountain. I decided that my ski boots needed a little time to themselves and decided to hike up the mountain in my sandals.

One of many not-so-recent cairns.