Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Backpacking in Nevada

We spent Labour Day weekend backpacking with friends in Humboldt National Forest near Jarbidge, Nevada.

We hiked in on Saturday. Here's a view from the trail up to Emerald Lake:

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Emerald Lake, close to our campsite:


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There was some stormy weather on Sunday, but we were well sheltered near the lake.















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Some people spent Sunday on the ridgeline, hiking to various peaks. Others (like me) only did a little hiking.
Colin's self-portrait at the summit of an unnamed peak. You can see the Matterhorn in the background. He also scrambled to the summit of Cougar.

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We hiked out on the Monday. The trip back was somewhat eventful: there were a number of grass fires in Nevada and Idaho on our way back to Salt Lake City.