First hike with my new used D7000 camera. I got it as part a bundle with a lens I really wanted for the price of what I expected to pay for just the lens, so it was basically a free camera. It replaces my stolen D7100.
There is too much dirt on the image sensor of my Ricoh GR II yet again and I don't feel like tearing it apart for a third time. Each time I tear it apart I risk breaking it and losing more screws.
I feared that there would still be a lot of lay laying snow around and I did not particularly even want to hike, so I went to Jackpot Lake. Once I got out there I felt good and was glad I made the effort.
I started this hike with Sage at about 10am. I parked at the end of Lake Nahwatzel Road. As soon as I got started I realized that I still have not updated my gps with maps from the USA. So again I would be hiking with no map.
It did not take long at all until I realized I had made a very wrong turn. I thought about just walking back to the car since I did not want to do the extra miles caused by having to backtrack.
But in the end I decided to keep going to the lake. I was having fun and it felt very peaceful out there and there was not much in the way of fun waiting for me at home.
I could have pitched my tarp at the lake but instead I just used my umbrella. At the lake the weather was dry until I was all packed up, so I just pulled out my umbrella and finished my cup of tea under the shelter of my giant umbrella.
I really like having a coffee, then my noodles and then a hot cup of water or tea. That second hot cuppa makes me feel nice and warm.
The hike out was straight forward with no wrong turns and just a little bit of route finding on my cell phone. I had okay cell coverage the entire time so I was able to keep up with friends and family while I was out.
5 miles with maybe 100 feet elevation gain. My GPS needed to have it's altimeter calibrated.
