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On my trip to the Emigrant Wilderness in Northern California (not far from Sonora), we hiked to Chewing Gum Lake, a gain of nearly 2,000 feet over 4.4 miles from the Crabtree Trailhead. You may note that I call it dead. That’s because two biologists surveying the lake’s wildlife said there were no fish. Hard to believe in such a pristine environment. If this photo tempts you to go on this trip, hold off for about six weeks until the mosquitos are gone. We got murdered. I only got 50 bites, my friend the Duke, a 100, just on his shoulders.

Be light. Be safe. Be one with the pack.