It's a beautiful day in the Sierra.
Just a very little breeze.
But we are starting to get some thunderstorms building.
Starting to see a few clouds.
Yeah, there's kind of a big one there.
I'm doing a time-lapse right now. So I'm hoping that this will turn out.
I'm hoping I also get off of the trail before we get any rain up here.
Although the forecast did say that there was not going to be any rain, so we'll see!
Not much of a creek left here.
Everything's drying up,
including the flowers.
What a bummer!
I'm a little late here.
This is about a thousand feet lower in elevation at least,
than where I was a few weeks ago with all the wildflowers.
I'll have to remember to get here earlier next year.
There are some very cool rocks here; huge boulders!
So, I don't know about you but the trail seems kind of obvious.
But I guess they want to make sure you don't miss it. Maybe because you'll be distracted by that big rock!
Because that is very big!
Kind of hard to tell on the GoPro how big it is.
But I'll take a walk up there and I'll show you just how ginormous it really is...
...and stand up next to it.
All right, so...
Not sure if you can see the scale. But I'm like 5'7", well, almost 5'7". And it is way over my head.
Pretty good size.
And there is a big dead tree. I wouldn't want to be around when that falls.
Oh, here are some snow plants!
Gets the trail goes this way.
There is dead fall all over this hike.
There is the route.
So, when you come up, here make sure you were watching for the trail. Especially for those areas that are rerouted.
Gotta say it is quite warm.
I think it was 63 degrees when I got out of my car this morning and that was like at 7:00.
Let's see, which way do I go?
Hmm...
They look like good trails. I'm going to go this way.
(This is my first view of Granite Lake - 1.4 miles in. I decide to go on to Granite Lake for my first stop.)
And I swear I'm standing here....and the mosquitos have really been bugging me.
So
Apparently these things really work.
Except for my legs. My legs are like getting chewed up. But...
I'd rather have that, than my face because that was getting really annoying!
So apparently these things really work. I'm sold. I guess it was worth the money.
Note to self: I might buy more. Maybe some pants!
If you do this trail, I would recommend that you do a couple things. 1. Make sure you're on trail.
I've noticed that there are quite a few down trees and they are covering the trail.
It is very difficult at points to follow the trail.
And I did point a few people in on the right direction.
So, I would highly recommend that if you are not real sure,
To stop - look - and make sure you're on trail, because it's very easy to get misdirected up here.
There's a lot of granite a lot of rock and
So look for the little rock cairns that you see all over the place.
I know some people don't like them, but I find that they're very helpful in making sure you're right on the trail. Another thing -
I would say is bring mosquito repellent or wear one of these shirts. I was getting eaten alive and
I put this shirt on and it was like they were gone as soon as I put the shirt on.
So thumbs up to the shirt!
This is a bugs away. I think they call it and
Highly recommend them so I don't have to wear a mosquito repellent because I hate that stuff. I hate Deet.
I almost forgot...
Yeah, I have another tip for you.
So, these are for gaiters,
and if you notice they attach at the bottom with a
little Velcro tab, actually, it's easier also because this little tab
has Velcro on it and (these gaiters come with the Velcro)
My gaiters have velcro as well. And so they attach
down here.
But basically what they do...(sorry, there's a fly on me)
...they keep dirt and rocks and things from getting into your shoes. And if you'll notice...
...they also have a little tab here
So they hook on.
Yes, my legs are really grubby right now. (laugh) Sorry!
But they are very, very cool, and they come in all sorts of colors, and you can actually pull them up and
hide some of the dirt! (laugh)
You can get them to match your shoes.
I like these because they're psychedelic.
I also have a pair that have the Milky Way on them!
And this is my view while I'm sitting here waiting for the time-lapse to run.
So pretty freaking awesome, huh?
There are some ducks that are floating around out there somewhere on the lake
and...
Oh! They're gonna come into view here. They're just past this big rock, right here?
You can see them way out there.
There's a mama and a whole bunch of babies. They're very tiny. They
Look like they might be the Mergansers maybe...
...or maybe Bufflheads. I don't know. They're pretty far out there. I can't tell.
But what a beautiful day!
Great reflections on the lake!
Kind of crowded over to the left of me,
but I,
am really enjoying myself up here today. I
hope you are too!
Oh!
And get yourself some gaiters! They're awesome!
These are called Dirty Girl Gaiters. There's a plug for him (link in description). I
have a couple of pair and I use them every time I hike.
Boys wear them too. Or men if you don't like to be called boys. (laugh)
The trail is really nice though, and these lakes are beautiful.
This one you will see I'm doing the time-lapse and then I will also show you quite a bit of video on the way up.
I hope you can try doing this trail. And if you can't, I hope you enjoy this video.
This is the second time I've done this hike and it is really really gorgeous!
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