Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hematite Lake

Hematite Lake by McF Studios
Hematite Lake, a photo by McF Studios on Flickr.

Nope, not worth a step of the hike. Nothing to do up here. No cellular signal, no antiques shops, no salty fatty-food stands. Just a mineral leaden lake and the ever present alpine wind. It was about 80 degrees where I parked and still warm in the sun up here. Then the storm moved overhead and the temp dropped to about 50 in 12 seconds just before everything got very wet. You can see the effects of the wind on the lake surface, these mountain bowls are notorious for swirling winds. After playing around for a short while, I began the long and tedious walk back down to the land where shirt and shoes are always required.

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