Highland Mary Lakes, July 4th weekend

[ilanarama]

Here, as promised, is the trip report from our long weekend of backpacking, with about a dozen pictures. Ok, it's not actually here, it's on my website, so here's a little thumbnail to tempt you to go look:

Comments

[bowdlerized.livejournal.com]

What precisely is involved in a ptarmigan attack? And did you know that ptarmigans have feathers on their feet?

I'm really enjoying saying the word "ptarmigan."

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

A ptarmigan attack consists of said ptarmigan fluffing up her feathers and running at you. It's sort of scary!

Here is a picture of the ptarmigan, although this is post-attack when she was back to being unfluffed (we were sufficiently away from her chicks) but still a little wary.

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

Ptarmigan stuffed with their own eggs, wrapped in straw and cooked underground were Creb's favorite! (Sorry. I think I read Clan of the Cave Bear a few too many times in my youth; this is what I always think of when I see the word "ptarmigan".)