North Lake 1-(16-17)-2010

[Don Nelsen]

Hey Don, did you run into any ice filling in the trail from edge to edge and, sometimes, overspilling it? Man it made for slow going. Amber lost it four times I think. (Thank the Lord we brough poles!)

We only got as high as about 1,600 feet so no snow on the trail at all - we saw a couple of small patches in the tangles of brush near the creek, though. I know what you mean about how the snow can melt and fill in the trail with ice. Thomas, Fred and I ran in to some of that on our Benson trek on the 7th. It wasn't too slippery, though, since the temps were in the low 20's.

BTW, nice job getting your pack weight down. The best I've done is about 25 pounds but then I tend to over do it with the thermorest, more clothes than I really need, etc. etc.

Don

[cfm]

Johnathan,

Great pics of the lake with your stove and tent.

That Amber is something special too! I'm going to show your report to Evan.

thanks for sharing

[chameleon]

Very impressive! Beautiful pics too.
-Zach

[VanMarmot]

Great report & pics! I'd planned on doing North Lake last Friday but didn't because of the impending wetness - Glad you were willing to suffer for (most) of the rest of us. Thanks also for the details of your ultralight pack. It's like being on a diet and not yielding to the temptation of adding "just one more" item to the load...