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Howdy. Long Time No See.

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Photo: Trinity Alps Wilderness, Calif.
Backpacking Trip, June 1-6, 2005
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Camped near a lake that was still frozen over (and covered with winter snow) -- had lots of snow and solitude during this trip (And freezing temperatures at night.)

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Saw this young male (a yearling) every day while camped at the lake. We got to be pretty good friends. In this photo he's foraging near snowmelt runoff -- which was where I got my drinking water at this campsite.
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Photo - Trinity Alps Wilderness
Backpacking Trip - June 1-6, 2005
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Reflection in Mirror Lake

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Camped at this remote, off-trail
lake for three days. Had only
birds and chipmunks for
companions. It was late summer,
but a few winter snowdrifts
remained.

Photo: Sunrise at Mirror Lake,
Aug. 27, 2004

For Additional Trinity Alps Photos see:
TRINITY ALPS

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That's Emerald Lake down below.
Strewn about, rusting machinery
from the lake's early mining years.
Remains of a Pelton water
wheel, winch and the like.

Photo: Aug. 26, 2004

For Additional Trinity Alps Photos see:
TRINITY ALPS

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"Please don't crop the roses...."

A Roosevelt Elk stretches --- stretches --- to crop the roses in the backyard of a vacant farm along Highway 101 in far Northern California.

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Photo: June 28, 2004
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Cross Creek belongs to the wind and rain, to the sun and the seasons .... to time.
-----Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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Wilderness Campsite

I camped here for several days during a recent backpacking trip --- had total solitude except for the deer. They were numerous and friendly. The mosquitoes were also numerous only not so friendly. (g)....(Which is why my sleeping bag is covered by netting --- a bug bivy it's called.)

Photo --- Trinity Alp Wilderness, June 10, 2003

For Additional Trinity Alps Photos see:
TRINITY ALPS

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Doe in the snow

Photo --- Trinity Alps Wilderness, May 2002 (It was almost dusk when this photo was taken. The flash fired but it wasn't quite as dark as the photo makes it look.)

For Additional Trinity Alps Photos see:
TRINITY ALPS
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Currie Cottage in Old Helena

Currie Cottage (2003)

"Currie Cottage" in the Ghost Town of Old Helena.

The "Currie Cottage" was built sometime in the late 1800s (?) by Algernon and Rebecca Currie. It's located just a short distance (northwest) from the Schlomer's Feed Stables ... another of the old buidlings.

Rebecca, Algernon and their daughter, Mary Ellen (who died at a young age) all are buried nearby. (Just across the North Fork from the old town site..)

For more information and additional photo:
OLD HELENA

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Intro Updated Jun 10, 2005
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Comments (34)

Polskigirl Jun 26, 2007 at 10:12 AM Report Abuse

Hope you enjoyed your BD!!!! Best Wishes and many happy travels!!!! Mary
Alain_Smeets Jun 24, 2007 at 9:44 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday Gary, hope you have a great time, Selena, Imelda and Alain
johanl Jun 24, 2006 at 11:29 AM Report Abuse

have a great birthday Gary. How are things overthere??
babettu Jun 24, 2005 at 9:04 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday to you Gary !! greetings from St Julian's Malta
RhineRoll Dec 30, 2004 at 3:06 PM Report Abuse

Hi Gary, I used an inexpensive 180 $ Pentax consumer digital camera with 3,2 megapixels. I also have an analog Canon EOS 300 SLR with a pretty good lens costing three times as much as the body. Hoping to buy a Canon digital SLR next year.
Elena_007 Dec 23, 2004 at 8:50 PM Report Abuse

Hi Gary :-) Beautiful new sunrise pic! Just stopping by to bring you a holiday greeting. http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=0212320003 ~Elaine~
NDaisy Dec 13, 2004 at 8:35 AM Report Abuse

Hi Gary : ) I just wanted to say I enjoyed the view you captured with your camera lens... Yeppers that little Chipmunk did want to be noticed! I love when Pictures capture Spontanaety! Thanks for the morning smiles... NDaisy :)
unravelau Oct 16, 2004 at 11:13 AM Report Abuse

What a beautiful place. Fantastic pics in your travelogue. I really enjoyed your page, thank you.
windsorgirl Oct 6, 2004 at 6:31 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for visiting my homepage, I'd love to hear more of that poem. If you sit and stare long enough, it looks like a deer will walk into view!
craic Oct 5, 2004 at 10:05 AM Report Abuse

Oh hi mate. I had a ten hour layover in HK and liked what I saw very much indeed. (Haven't added that stuff to my page yet.) IF you get down this way, be sure to come and visit.