Signs and Portents

This picture is from the Chasm Lake trail. The title of this blog post is an allusion to Babylon 5, one of my favorite television shows.

This was our second hike to Chasm Lake. Last time after taking a photo of the sign we were caught in a hail/lightning storm above the tree line. It's funny, we had just crested a hill and saw a Boy Scout troop headed up toward Chasm Lake. The lightning hit, and they all turned tail and ran. Of course we did likewise. Approximately 3 hours to get up the mountain, and about 1 hour to get down (running through the hail in our Parkas).


Last time, the lake was frozen over, so we ate a quick lunch and headed back down. This time not only was the lake not frozen over, there were some guys actually jumping in for a swim. Granted they screamed like little girls every time they jumped in, but still. Jen's mom actually offered me $60 to jump in, but due to modesty concerns I had to decline.

Here's the requisite pic of Jen and I at Chasm Lake. It was significantly warmer than I expected, but hey, at least I didn't get a sunburn.

I've got man-ox pics from Chasm Lake, and from The Loch, but I'll save them for a man-ox gallery (as soon as I figure out how to do that).