Journal Entries

The Basin was a beautiful few days of walking. It gets a bit of a bad wrap, but we got a good (for the Basin) weather window and actually really enjoyed it.

Don't get me wrong, we will not be suddenly doing 30mile days from here on out! The days were exhaustingly long, and we fell into bed each night wondering what on earth we were doing, but man the views were worth it. It was fairly flat sage brush for miles and miles and miles in every direction, which reminded me so much of the hiking in the north of Australia. So pretty.

And on to day two... there are much fewer photos now due to the fact that the bugs were worse than yesterday and eventually rain. Put it all together: walking up hill, in warm muggy weather, while it rains, with bugs harassing you = no desire to take photos.

I am smiling here because I found a little high-ground oasis that was relatively bug free for a break. It hasn't started to rain yet, though the clouds are thinking about it.

My backpack yard sale... drying stuff, cooking stuff, and organizing stuff in the sunset by the creek.

And, for the sake of documenting the route... a photo of Refuge la Boule. This spot is much prettier than the previous refuge, and actually made a nice place to camp.

Camp at last! Nestled in the trees not far from the Refuge la Boule, near a quiet brook, and thankfully not too many bugs.

Another unnamed lake.

For those who are curious, this is what the inside of the refuge's look like. They are free to use by anyone during the day.

Refuge Lavigne, the second refuge I pass along the way. The site wasn't particularly spectacular, so I am not exactly what made them decided to put it here. It probably has something to do with it's proximity to a road/quad trail where they can travel to keep it supplied with wood.

Finally a view!