In a world of so many great photographers and writers, I am venturing into some unknown territories, leaving comfort zones, finally very willing to practice the art of seeing. By maintaining the practice of posting daily photos, I hope to continue learning about the possibilities that I trust are out there for the taking.
Yes, today was fun, but yes, it was full.
Ray and I hiked with John and Cindy up the Mammoth Crest trail to the top. With a side visit to Crystal Lake we probably did a 6 mile hike, starting at 9200 and hking up 1500 feet. This was the first day I carried my backpack filled with gear. I was surprised how well I did.
PC, Laurie and Jeannie hiked up to Duk Pass and back down. Their hike was about 10 miles.
A 3 shot merged pano from our Crest hike, looking out at the Duk Pass Trail the others took.
Cindy took this shot of me and John on the top of Mammoth Crest with the Minarette
This bear looked and behaved troubled. He plopped himself down in between our cabin and another cabin, right out in plain sight. Ray had spotted him and noticed the bear groaning and breathing heavily. He wasn’t moving. We were worried. I called the Fire Dept looking for someone in town who could come and check on the bear. I said, “The bear is either dying or delivering”. We were told someone would come and look at the bear. I am worried. No one left a message letting us know if they came to look at the bear. When we returned from dinner the bear was not there.
After dinner at Whiskey Creek and before the meeting where Ray spoke.
George, Ray, John, Cindy, Laurie, Jeannie and PC.
Thirty seconds of color as we crossed the street.
Great talk Ray.
I’m upset about the bear – any word
No word on the bear from whoever was supposed to come up and take a look.
But Ray went out to the spot where the bear was laying moaning the other day, noticed in the dirt that there were no foot prints from game wardens etc.. All that Ray noticed was the imprint of where the bear had been on the ground. So…..perhaps the bear was just taking a noisy nap. It appears the bear just up and walked off. Let’s hope so.