After an entire season of bad weather snowcamping, we finally got out on the snow this weekend when the sun was shining. Mtnsteve organized a Full Moon trip in Lassen through TrailTalk/Nothern CA hikers. He had a perfect campsite picked out on a ridge rising out of the Devastated Area and up toward Lassen Peak. I haven’t enjoyed views like that from camp in a long time. The sun was shining so bright most of us walked out of there with some part of our bodies burned, but this trip more than made up for the bad weather this season has thrown at us. Well, maybe it still owes us a few nice days for that Winnemucca fiasco back in December…
The moon was shining so bright that I swear some of my sunburn is really moonburn. It lit up the area so bright that I barely needed my headlamp, even when digging through my pack for something at 11 pm. All in all, a successful trip – great weather, great people, great views, great food.
Moonburn: funny.
Thanks for sharing your trip and your lovely snap of the sunset with the world. I’ll be back to check on your adventures down the road.
Thanks,
Alyson, thisnext.com/blog