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Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Loop (3/3)
So, this hike out to the car from Strawberry Lake was maybe the shortest day I've ever had on a backpacking trip, but considering the sheer amount of distance I'd covered in the previous six days, I wasn't disappointed at all to wake up and walk only a mile or so.
I'd wanted to get an early-ish start despite the short distance, only because I still had to drive the six or so hours home from Prairie City before dark; however, it had been surprisingly cold overnight, and so I spent some time in the morning waiting for the sun to clear the rim of the basin before I climbed out of my tent for good.
In the morning light, Strawberry Lake was gorgeous. And yes, there were more lake reflections.
On the hike out, I circled around to the west side of the lake instead of the east side that I'd spent so much time "exploring" the previous night. This gave me some further, final great views before I got on the trail and took it north to the car for a mile.
Having never completed a solo backpacking trip of this length before, I was already feeling like I'd accomplished something momentous, but then just before reaching the parking lot, I looked up at the cliff hanging high above the trail and saw...a mountain goat.
Of course, I have no way of knowing that this was in fact my goat "friend" seeing me off before I left him to his own goat-devices in his wilderness, but I immediately decided to believe that that's what happened.
I couldn't get a good picture of him, but you might be able to make him out in the center-distance...
Finally, for the sake of thematic consistency, I got a bit cleaned up at the car, changed into some clean(er) and comfortable clothes for driving, and then proceeded to have another celebratory muffin along another creek before finally pointing the car toward home.
In the end, Strava tells me this is what happened:
Day 1: East Eagle to Crater Lake - 7.25 miles, 3,187 feet gain
Day 2: Crater Lake to Mirror Lake - 18.25 miles, 4,247 feet gain
Day 3: Mirror Lake to Hidden Lake - 11.75 miles, 2,850 feet gain
Day 4: Hidden Lake to East Eagle - 9 miles, ~0 feet gain
Day 5: Strawberry TH to Little Slide Lake - 5 miles, 1,800 feet gain
Day 6: Little Slide to Strawberry Lake - 17.5 miles, 3,000 feet gain
Day 7: Strawberry Lake to Strawberry TH - 2 miles, 200 feet gain
7-Day Total: 70.75 miles, 15,285 feet gain
Yikes.
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Badgers and coyotes hunt together. It's a thing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service explains that “studies have shown that this unusual relationship is beneficial for both species. The coyote can chase down prey if it runs and the badger can dig after prey if it heads underground into its burrow systems.”
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