Mammoth 2018
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.