#PhotoOfTheDay is another shot of Sword Lake in the Carson-Iceberg Wildness in the California Sierra. The highlights are kind of blown out because of the tiny point-and-shoot camera I was using back then on that backpacking trip… I hope it stirs your heart on this Valentine’s Day!
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@croyle@wandering.shop I haven’t been there since around 1971 or 2…when I fell asleep floating on an air mattress for 5 hours without sunscreen. I hiked out in my underwear because I couldn’t get trousers on over the blisters. Still have blotchy skin. Not a high point in my “use your brains” history.
Incredibly beautiful place!
@W6KME@mastodon.radio Haha, although I sympathize! We used our sleeping pads in the lake, but they weren’t enough to let anyone sleep on them - thankfully!.. On my first trip to Hawaii I fell asleep on a Maui beach and got fried on three sides. For the rest of that week at night I had to sleep only on the unburned (right) side because the others hurt too much! Another dumb lesson learned…
@croyle@wandering.shop this reminds me of the lake where my family were lucky to have a cottage, when we were young. The reflection makes me nostalgic.
@skatem@mstdn.social My grandparents had a lakeside cabin when I was little. It wasn’t quite as scenic but I always loved it… Sounds like you have great memories too!
@croyle@wandering.shop nice! Nice! Yes, lots of great memories. My mom always loved the sound of the wind in the tall pine trees, me too.
