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Published: September 17th 2007
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Harsh living
This is the landscape of the High-Alpine Emigrant Wilderness It's been a great summer surveying the mountain lakes of the Emigrant and Sierra Nevada Mountain Ranges. On my days off I've been bagging a lot of peaks and before my accident I was climbing as much as I could.
A recent fall off my longboard has put me out of commision for climbing and carrying a pack heavy enough to need a waist belt. I had to miss the last tour into the backcountry do to my injuries, so I have been working on a restoration project. Which is the Fish Erratication of Matlock and Slim Lakes. The Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog is a tadpole for two years, which means they need to be in bodies of water that are deep enough to remain unfrozen over winter, and that is the same criteria for their main predator; the Fish. So they have designated a few lakes to be Frog Lakes and are working to erratic all the fish from the area. Using an electro-fisher we walk up and down the inlets and outlets stunning fish and then capturing them when they float to the surface. Very interesting and strange work. It seems to be working because the frog population has
Electro-Fisher
Awkward and heavy...Some very strange work grown tremendously.
In other news, I have recently decided to take a position with the Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol. I will be heading to Colorado in October to pick up my skis and snow tires and then I am headed back to the Sierras. These mountains have captivated me all summer and now they seem to have captured me.
So...its time for all of you to check out the Sierras and come ski at Mammoth. Its a great mountain. And I have been doing the snow dance, so don't be worried.
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Steph
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FUN
It looks like you are having a great time. I am very excited for you getting a job at mammoth, but I am also VERY sad.....now we will never see you....6 hrs was hard enough....20 hrs (?) is bad....