A Weekend in the Mountains
Spent Saturday and Sunday up above the treeline with a borrowed tent and not nearly enough water. Worth it anyway — the ridge trail opens up into a wide bowl of scree and lake that doesn’t show up in any of the photos I’ve seen of the area beforehand, which was half the reason to go.
Trip notes, in case future-me plans this again: start earlier than feels necessary, the parking lot fills up by 8am on weekends. Bring the lightweight stove, not the canister one — altitude makes it sulk.
I kept a running list of gear and mileage for the trip; attached below in case it’s useful for the next one.