Velma Lakes

August 9, 2007, 9:46 pm

Mark wanted to hike up to Velma Lakes from the Eagle Falls trailhead at Emerald Bay and I went with him. I noticed that there were several caches in the area, but paid no attention to the fact that they were in a Wilderness Area. After getting to the posted location, I read the description and discover that there is no cache at the location, and in fact these are multi-caches that are mislabeled as traditional ones. I took pictures and recorded information. Tomorrow I’ll look for the other parts of the multis.

August 9th, 2007 | Category: Geocaching | Leave a comment

Challenge met

August 9, 2007, 8:38 pm

Our hike today from Eagle Falls trailhead to Velma Lakes covered 9.5 miles. We stopped first at Eagle Lake which was still and quiet with great reflections, but the shadows were dark and the sky and granite very light making photography tough. Then it was a long slog up a steep mountain side. I was slow on this ascent. We checked out Middle Velma Lake and Lower Velma Lake. Then it was back over a low ridge to drop back down the steep hillside. The downhill was not nearly as much work, but it hurt a lot more, especially in my knees. Other stats for the hike were max altitude of 8200 feet and a total elevation gain of well over 2,000 ft. Yes, it was a challenge, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

August 9th, 2007 | Tags: | Category: Outdoors | Leave a comment

Challenge day

August 9, 2007, 6:36 am

Early this morning I’m drinking my coffee and psyching myself up for an 8 to 9 mile hike from the Emerald Bay trailhead up to Velma Lakes with Mark. It’s not the 8 or 9 miles that I consider the challenge; it’s hiking with Mark :-). See, his stride is a foot or two longer than mine, and the uphills in this thin air don’t slow him down as much as me. Nevertheless, I’m going to enjoy it. The Desolation Wilderness is a beautiful area. I’ll report on the experiences later.

August 9th, 2007 | Tags: | Category: Outdoors | Leave a comment
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