Staying the night in the shelter was pretty chilly. The wind blew right into the shelter and made the night a little uncomfortable. At about midnight I wrapped the rain fly of the tent around me to help cut the wind. My sleeping bag is rated to 20 degrees F, I have a full sized inflatable sleeping pad, and I was wearing long johns and a light wool sweater.
I got up at around 8, cooked a hearty breakfast of oatmeal, packed up and was on the trail by 10 am or so. Off hand, I can't recall how long it took me to get to Moskey Basin, but I think I was there by about 1:30 or so. The hike from Three Mile to Daisy Farm was pretty easy. Daisey Farm to Moskey Basin was a bit tiring since the trail moves away from the coast and goes up into the hills a bit. It seemed that a lot of people had the same idea as myself to make Moskey Basin a final destination. Threre were only a few shelters and tent sites available. However, the design of the camp ground was such that I found a relatively secluded tent site. Given the night I had, I wanted a tent site, and it was a great decision. It sprinkled a little that night and but I was warm any cozy in my little tent.
I didn't do much after arriving in Moskey Basin since the weather was a little ugly, with some showers and high winds.
Day 3:
The weather didn't start getting good until Wednesday night just before sunset. I was hoping that it was clear a little earlier, and I decided to hike out to Lake LaSage. As I was hiking out, I ran into one small group who said that people reported fresh wolf tracks and scat. Out around Lake LaSage, I did see tracks and some fresh scat. Originally I was hoping to stay out there for a while and get some nice shots of the sunset over the lake, but I am happy that I decided to head back to Moskey Basin since I got to watch one of the best sunsets I have seen in a long time. Below are pictures of the sunset. It was amazing how the clouds changed, and
This was one of the LONGEST sunsets I have ever experienced. I think the sun technically set at around 9pm, but it wasn't until after 10 or closed to 11 that the sky started to get dark. The next night I was trying to take pictures of the stars and I had to wait until midnight before the light from the sun had dimmed enough to start to even SEE the stars. Also, as you can see by the pictures, the light, sky and colors changed dramatically over the course of the sunset.
Ill post more later.
Thanks,
Matthew Eddy
Photographer
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