July 16th - Our 30th anniversary! We celebrated the day with a hike to Shelf and Solitude accompanied by a lot of bantering and laughter. Rich and Bob must have been along. First stop was Mills Lake. Even though some of us had just been there yesterday, today was clear and calm, with mirrorlike reflections and the high mountains in full view.
After we all had made is safely across Helicopter Rock, the uphill scramble started. Over slippery roots, downed trees, rocks, we snaked our way vertically up to our next destination - Shelf Lake. Finally the land levels out, we can breathe normally again, and the lake opens up in front of us. Ice and snow still remains on the far side of the lake where Solitude empties into Shelf.
We are all smiling because we have comsumed brownies, ding dongs, twinkies and M&M's. Our group at Solitude: back row - Catherine, Rich, Richard, Kim, Tommy, Theresa, Carl. Front row - Hannah, Mallory, Gregory (with Muneca), Evan (with Geoffrey), Elliot, Bob and Maggie.
A last look at Solitude Lake on a perfect day.
Winding our way down a slightly different way, we managed to find Shelf Creek Falls. Theresa and Tommy were also celebrating their anniversary. We've shared this special day for the 4th year now, a wonderful tradition.
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