I've been thinking about post school activities. It may be half a year away, or a year and a half away. I'm not decided yet. However, I would like to do another NOLS course before I become part of the work force. Right now my options lie within Baja Coastal sailing and Bafifn Island backpacking. They are two very different extremes which would both be invigorating. For those of you not familiar with the intense and dramatic suroundings often found on NOLS courses, here are some clips from last year.

This lake was fed entirely from the melting snowfields. We camped along the lefthand side of it, and at dusk, watched a mother bear and cub walking up the opposite scree slope foraging for food. This was taken during a scouting trip, in which we searched for a way thru the mountains, looking for a pass. We found one, and returned to camp. Tired and hot, we took a dip in the lake. Melting snow never felt so good.

Notice the small orange blob of color on the left-hand side. That is the tip of one of our tents. We were perched on a flat ledge, rather high in elevation. The night was rather foggy, and lingerd all morning. This was taken in the morning shortly after dawn. Had the sky been clear, we would have had an awesome view of Mount Olympus. The fog added a rather errie and mysterious feel to our camp, and an unwillingness to get out of bed.