Last week I visited three meadows with my mentor near Nelson Lake (in the picture) and Raymann Lake in some of the higher parts of the Sierras. The meadows were both over 10,000 feet and surrounded by beautiful, rugged granite mountains. Since I'm used to volcanic mountains, I still think granite peaks look funny, but that doesn't make them any less magnificent.
Anyway, I'm heading out again this week for my last bit of field work. I wish I could say where I'm going, but I'm not really sure. Tomorrow I'm hiking up to revisit a meadow by myself while Kaitlin helps out some kids on a summer program, but after that I don't know. More than likely I'll hit a couple more meadows to give me a total of 7-8 meadow's worth of data. Then I'll have about a week to analyze my data and create my presentation. Somehow, as always happens, the end of the program has completely snuck up on me. At the beginning of the summer, August seemed like forever away, but now, with only two weeks left, I'm starting to feel the final rush. This summer has seemed both like an eternity and an instant and I plan to enjoy the last couple weeks to their fullest.
Well, unfortunately that's all the time I have now. I'm off to gather my things and drive back up to Tuolomne Meadows to meet Kaitlin. Wish me luck and thanks for reading!
