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| Ready to begin our day |
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| Wilson Mesa decent |
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| Dillon's packing skills on display |
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| Water crossing before reaching Rich Cabins Today's journey began with a hike over Wilson Mesa, a visit to Rich Cabins and an excruciating hike through some burned out areas of the 2002 Ponil Complex Fire. We camped at Dan Beard which is set up with Challenge Courses but just getting there would be challenging enough. The heat really took it out of me and by the time we reached camp I was done! I spent the afternoon near the main cabin which had a large tree and water that I used to soak my bandanna and then wrapped on my head in attempt to stay cool. By late afternoon we set up camp in a bare meadow and then the boys made dinner with the sun still beating down. I must admit I was little to no help and thankfully Mr Bock kept us focused. |
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| Leaving Rich Cabins on our way to Dante's Inferno |
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| Very hot and shade-less hike over forest fire area. |
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| Welcome to Dan Beard! At least we can stop now but the heat is unbearable. |
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| Remember that shady site near the stream? Worst camp site of the trip. |
By sunset there was relief and the main cabin provided a place to relax and chat with other campers. The night was clear and cool and then luckily after midnight "nature called". I say luckily because when I crawled out of my tent, stood up and looked skyward only one word left my mouth, Wow. Countless stars filled the sky and I felt privileged once again to be in such a special place.
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| Relaxing after dinner. Heat is breaking and there is relief at the main cabin. |
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| Fire conservation game was played until dark. |
When we got here I didn't enjoy one thing about Dan Beard but then you start to understand the significance of the forest fires and the rebirth of this area. Some things just need to be experienced.
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| Night sky somewhere. I wish I could have taken a decent picture myself. Breath taking! |
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