Got up a bit late. Felt very refreshed Last night I get up once to go pee and Sherri twice. During one of her outings, she decided to take my pillow outside—I must have done something wrong. But slept well other wise.
Light and dark comes late and early in the valley. The valley goes North and South and the walls are steep. I get up to pump water and read. Restful. Now to eat our oatmeal and granola breakfast. Breakfast was at 10am. That tells you how late we got up.
After lollygagging for awhile, we decide to go on a day hike up the valley. Between Lower Camp and Middle camp, the GPS measured .8 miles with a total of 243’ rise—but only a 100’ total elevation gain. Nice place to stay. Had lunch and rest—we are pretty pathetic, aren’t we?
As we progress up the valley, water falls from all parts of the valley’s rim. Some are mere rivulets’, others are full fledged falls. With the heat, the snow is melting fast, the water was flowing furiously. One such creek we had to take our shoes off to cross it—the water was cold.
Probably should say a word about the water filter. Our Hiker filter is much better than the previous filters. It is easy to pump; the water comes out cold and with the taste which I remember of Sierra streams.
We got to the Upper end of Paradise Valley around 3:00pm. The South Fork has made a swamp of the area. You could still get across it, but it is wading time. Since it is late in the afternoon, we decide to turn back.
The trip back to camp is pretty fast-about 2 ½ hours. Different scenery coming down—or at least seen from a different perspective. Back to camp around 5:30pm.
Had dinner—Beef stew in a bag. Washed up and then gawked for an hour at Avalanche Peak at the end of Paradise Valley. Went to bed a bit early.
Lots of deer around. River is slower, but wider. We go to bed as darkness falls.
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