Chain Lakes 2008 Page 2
© 2008 Clint Hollingsworth
A sweet little ford of The Icicle
River while it's still just a creek...
My gear - an inexpensive Mad Dog
pack (which did just fine) and a small shoulder sling bag. The sling
bag was a pain in the butt from the first step. Important tip: Make
sure your gear fits in your pack! Don;t have extra crap to carry on
a long hike. You'll hate it with a passion the entire trip.
The last 4 mile section of trail.
45 degree angle switchback just keep going up, and up and up. You keep
thinking you're almost to the lake, but the trail laughs at you. I came
close to spending that night on the trail I was so tired. I kept telling
myself "I'm gettin' to old for this!" However I was later
disabused of this notion. Don't blame age for lack of conditioning.
I did finally make it to the lake
though.
I just
put down my pad and sleeping bag and crashed.
