Yesterday I saw two more of the lakes scattered about in the Cabinets. Upper and Lower Bramlet can be reached by a short and sweet hike from a goat trail of a road (which, by the way, my little Honda navigated just fine!). Ann and I hiked to Lower Bramlet, had lunch, then decided to 'bushwack' to Upper. That proved very fun. We climbed a waterfall, saw an huge version of a hamster laying on a rocky ledge, 'discovered' a magnificent waterfall over layered rocks, and gained elevation very quickly.
Upper Bramlet sits right underneath the rocky point known as Carney Peak. The lake is small and emerald green. It's banks are formed of huge rocks, some of which are partially submerged in the turquoise water. Little pollywog's dart about between them. Fish surfaced here and there while close to shore, little stonefly larvae scoot about on the lake floor. Plus...I was, in spirit, doing handsprings and backflips of delight over being on ground that was over 6,000 feet.
It's a place I hope to visit again before the snow flies through the air and piles into high, impassable drifts.
The huge version of a hampster was probably what we call a 'rock chuck' but what is officially known as a Yellow-Bellied Marmot. Did it chirp at you?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear you are hiking. I've done nothing since you left - except in my mind. I think those are a couple of lakes I had checked into when I was looking for potential Libby-area hikes. They look beautiful!