The weather called for low-30Fs temps and strong winds. Absolutely dead silent, no winds, but that creeping chill that wakes you up at 3am, had to roll my feet in my rain jacket. I slept next to Rosalie Lake in a ff 20F sleeping bag, an x-therm and a s2s silk liner.
>>2475370I own a SMD lunar solo and a deschutes tarp and damn does this make me jealous I didn't take one of them on this recent trip. I really need to get over my fear of wolves and bears on the eastern sierra.
>>2475411I've been on a recent kick of looking at every tree cock-eyed to spot any possible dead branches. Wide open clearings have been my go-to recently.