Rosalie Lake

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It was then on to Rosalie Lake.  I found a great campsite below the trail. 

I had the great vantage point of being able to see people walk by again and they couldn’t even tell I was there.  Unfortunately a bear did find my campsite and once again I was awakened in the middle of the night by a very pissed off furry friend.  This time I wedged my bear can among some large boulders.  This only added to his/her frustration because the can couldn’t be rolled around at all.  My main concern was the can rolling into the lake, and it didn’t.  I did end up with a couple of incredible claw grooves in the aluminum top as mementos. 

Banner in the Morning

The best part of my Thousand Island Lake campsite would come in the very early morning hours when I was able to photograph the many moods of Banner Peak as the moon slowly gave way to the day.  I woke up about 4:30 and left camp about 5:30-6 it was an eerie morning because across the lake I could hear a small group of coyotes yipping.