August 14, 2012 –Garnet Lake to Rosalie Lake
Mileage: 5 Elevation: 9250 feet
Each morning we wake up to sunny clear skies. It is so hopeful! Our tent is sopping wet from yesterday’s
rain. We drag it over to some sunny
rocks to dry out along with the rest of our gear. Laundry is drying also, so we relax and enjoy
one of the most beautiful lakes on earth! The altimeter did not change overnight, so maybe no rain
today! That would be nice, but we aren’t
so sure, so as our wet gear dries we plan our “rain drill” for setting up camp
in a downpour efficiently. We are now
ready for anything!
We are beginning to pack up to leave when we hear a
voice. A man calls Hello! From across the way. He tells us he is with a group of painters
who came in on horses. They are painting
all week. He says, “Come on over and
bring your VISA!” We do head over and
meet the happy group of artists catered by Rebecca. They are set up very comfortably. They have easels with little umbrellas to
shade the project. Delightful
people! We exchange names, cards, blogs
and websites and say our goodbyes.
By now it is 11:30 and we head out. We have 14 miles to do in two days, not sure
where we will end up as we hike up and out of Garnet Lake. This area is very popular and many people are
on the trail…even day hikers. We descend
from Garnet to Shadow Lake, then we climb back up over a ridge to Rosalie. As we climb it clouds up and thunder rolls
through the mountains. Word on that
trail is that the bad weather is moving out…but it hasn’t yet! Using our “rain drill”, although it is not
that wet, we set up camp and hunker down as the storms move through. It is much calmer than the last two
nights. As it clears up we make dinner,
then take an evening hike to an awesome viewpoint…it feels great. In the fading light we read aloud outside on
a rock gazing at lovely Lake Rosalie. 
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