Creamsicle and the Beardless Woodsman: Day 9

7.2 miles round-trip to Bernese Lake; 2 miles round-trip to Booth Lake

Today was our second day at Vogelsang. We had veggie eggs and sweet potato hashbrowns and pancakes and cream of wheat (cream of wheat with a little bit of butter…mmmmmmmmmm) for breakfast. It was nice because we did not have to use any packs today, which was a huge help to easing the red-hot burning in my loins from all the hiking we’ve done. So of course we hiked uphill than a very steep downhill for a while that we had to go back up on the way back. Why do we do this to ourselves? Because we can. The hike was passed Vogelsang Lake, over Vogelsang Pass, down into the valley and back up again to Bernese Lake. So worth it. The view from the pass was amazing in both directions: one direction was back over Vogelsang Lake and the other was over the whole valley where we could also see Bernece lake and another lake near it. Breathtaking views are the norm now, and I soak in every bit of every one. On the way back up from Bernece we saw Peter, Nancey, John and Michelle at the top of the pass and we sat and relaxed with them for a little while. Any place outside where we can sit and relax with no mosquitoes trying murder us must be taken advantage of, which is what the top of the pass was. So we arrived back at camp, at lunch and played UNO for a bit, and then headed back out to hike to Booth Lake. It was a very nice lake with great granite cliffs on the backside, but the mosquitoes were just too bad for us to stay there. When we got back, I tended to my burnt schnoz and we ate dinner and played more UNO until bed. By the way, UNO is the game of champions.


“Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life” - Baloo