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When I got out of the Navy I got a summer job packing mules in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains.
This is Banner peak, right around 14,000 feet. The stream is the middle fork of the San Joaquin river, which is the outlet to Thousand Island lake. Timber line is right at 10,500 feet.
This is Shadow Lake, to the right are Banner and Ritter Mountains, both over 14,000. The outlet of the lake flows into the middlefork of the San Joaquin River. I think Kodak must have made at least a million dollars selling film to people just to take pictures of this scene.
This is the outlet to Shadow Lake. Don't remember who the guy on the horse is. Its been a long time since I took that photo.
This is the trail at Cold Creek. The first guy through there every morning, there were bear tracks on the trail, and the horses could smell it, which kind of boogered them. The horse I was riding, when he came to a bend in the trail, would come to a complete stop, and then it was kind of like he would unzip his neck, without moving his body, he would extend his neck, then look around the corner. I imagine that if he spotted the bear, I would have been involved in a wreck. Anyhow, that never happened. I carried a tin cup on my saddle. When we crossed the creek, I'd lean down and scoop up a drink of water, up stream from the crossing. That water was flowing, and had to be right at 32 degrees. Really good stuff. It was a fun job, but didn't pay much. I think I got $18 a day. Don't remember for sure.
This is Banner peak, right around 14,000 feet. The stream is the middle fork of the San Joaquin river, which is the outlet to Thousand Island lake. Timber line is right at 10,500 feet.
This is Shadow Lake, to the right are Banner and Ritter Mountains, both over 14,000. The outlet of the lake flows into the middlefork of the San Joaquin River. I think Kodak must have made at least a million dollars selling film to people just to take pictures of this scene.
This is the outlet to Shadow Lake. Don't remember who the guy on the horse is. Its been a long time since I took that photo.
This is the trail at Cold Creek. The first guy through there every morning, there were bear tracks on the trail, and the horses could smell it, which kind of boogered them. The horse I was riding, when he came to a bend in the trail, would come to a complete stop, and then it was kind of like he would unzip his neck, without moving his body, he would extend his neck, then look around the corner. I imagine that if he spotted the bear, I would have been involved in a wreck. Anyhow, that never happened. I carried a tin cup on my saddle. When we crossed the creek, I'd lean down and scoop up a drink of water, up stream from the crossing. That water was flowing, and had to be right at 32 degrees. Really good stuff. It was a fun job, but didn't pay much. I think I got $18 a day. Don't remember for sure.
But, I got out of the Navy 45 years ago so I'm almost right there with you.
