10.03 Tyee Lakes hike, upward to Table Mountain and beyond (Part A)
Jenni Lake, better than Tyee 3, I think . Gaped in awe and then some Who knows what paradise is like or for that matter Heaven? Who could know of these concepts? On Friday, we set out after watching the stock market fall even with ‘Helicopter Ben’ continuing to print money. We decided to go in the other direction: upwards. We enjoyed a taste of paradise as our eyes feasted on the glorious mountains of the Inconsolable Range and colorful lakes at altitude; we crossed ledges covered in snow, each step higher than the previous—it was relentless, arriving finally at Table Mountain—in the Sierras, rather than the Cape of Good Hope. First view as we reach Table Mountain at 11,700 feet Only 2 'Africans' could spot a crocodile at 10,000 feet in Sierras We passed 5 lakes in all, each higher than the previous. What a feeling it is to pass a body of water at 9,500 feet, the next hundreds of feet higher with the highest at 11,015 feet. At the final lake, we decided to climb fur...