Here is what I got to do last weekend. My nine year old son Jim, myself and my friend Josh hiked in to a lake in the Pioneer Range in Idaho, at 9200' in elevation. It was a 3 mile hike, with 1600 feet of elevation gain. We caught fish, saw mountain goats, were bitten by a few mosquitos, were chased by ferocious grizzly bears (OK, I made that one up) hiked up a nearby ridge, and saw some pretty nice scenery.
We pondered the philosophical question of whether there is any beneficial aspect at all to mosquitoes and ticks. We figured that mosquitoes fed the fish, but what good are ticks to anything?
Gorgeous photos.
Wish I was there...
Posted by: Kelly | August 19, 2005 at 03:47 PM