DSC07356 Photo by Bill Bushnell

Mammoth Trip, 2018

September 19

Attempt on Shepherd Crest

From the outset, the hike would be longer than planned. We had hoped to take the water taxi across Saddlebag Lake. But we arrived to find the resort shuttered, the water taxi out of operation, and anyway, the water level in Saddlebag so low that the taxi wouldn't likely be able to operate. The night before, we had looked at the resort's website and seen no indication of anything amiss. The resort has been closed for two years. -F.