Sharatin Hike

Small Creek Gorge on the start of the hike

Last weekend we had pretty good weather and I went on 2 hikes.  On Saturday it was to Shelly Lake on Sheratin Mountain, and then on Sunday back to a lake most of the way to Center Mountain on the Kashevaroff Ridge.  Usually at this time of the year if the weather is good on the weekend I am hunting.  This weekend would have been my first  'proxy deer' hunt.  But not so this year.  This year I am mixing things up a bit more than usual.

Last year with the smaller pack I found I needed less meat to feed the family, and I ended up with a surplus.  So this year I figure I don't need to hunt quite as much as I have in years past.

It is funny to hike instead of hunt, and it is a totally different experience.  I find on a hike I am far less 'aware'.  Also instead of a 'goal' of bringing home meat there is the 'destination' of reaching a certain spot.  When hunting you try to go to where the game is located while on a hike you go to a pre planned destination.

However on a hike I do take way more pictures!
Patrick

Shelly Lake

Brewster reflections