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the weather here is pretty insane... one moment i'm totally fine with a tank top... it was warm and we got sunburnt even... the next moment i'm shivering and trying to put on my fleece... the temperature changes pretty rapidly here... we're pretty high up already... so it got even crazier when we went up Bunsen Peak (8,564 feet) after work today... we got off early... so by 4pm... Joe, our Team Leader, brought us there in his Nissan SUV... and we went up the little mountain... fallen snow... and stuff... and my first solo trek... for about 15 mins i think... coz the guys took the harder route... leaving 3 girls on the easier route... but the trail got covered by snow... so we were left to bash... the girls fell behind... and i was alone.... with only the sight of the peak as directions... the trail was both snowy and rocky... pretty darn scary when we lost Joe on the way down... the guy, another guy and i... were on the wrong side of the mountain... so we came right up to a cliff... i knew something was wrong when the ground was mossy... i din remember any moss on our way up... so i told the guys to head west... since thats where the massive flats were... we had a good view of those on the way up... it was pretty scary... but fun at the same time... spotted a record number of animals on our roadtrip today... a red fox was following us... saw ducks and a beaver in the nearby pond... and a mountain goat on our way to Gardner... and of course the usual elks, ravens and magpies... i've never thought of myself to be a nature freak.... but it has been real cool so far... looking forward to more when, and if, we get our own car... ----Stef stopped rambling at 23:58 --Link to Post |
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