Weekend Excursions and other Adventures

Weekend trips are starting to pick up. I just got back into the swing of things after being out of state for a few years. This was my first backpacking trip in a little over two years. Also, only my second time climbing in two years as well. Some of my family members and I backpacked from the Crystal Lake trail head over into Marjorie Lake. We left in the late evening but made good time. The hike wasn't hard or long either. We got things in camp set up and had a great time sitting around the fire as the sun went down. Late that night, I pulled out my camera hoping to get some shots of the stars. I hadn't handled my camera in over two years and ended up giving up in frustration half an hour later. I couldn't figure out any of the right setting for getting some shots of the milky way. The next morning, fog was seeping across the lake as the sun crept over Haystack Mountain. We made a great breakfast, washed dishes in the lake, then packed up and hiked out to the car. ...