Mount Laguna May '08

Erica, Ryan, Justin, Casey and I took a brief camping trip to Mount Laguna in May, 2008. Ryan, Erica and I got there saturday morning, and took a hike after setting up camp. Justin and Casey joined us later that day and left early the next morning. The original three of us took another quick hike on the way back.

Welcome to my tent

Someone left a welcome mat behind at our campsite, so I put it to good use.

Erica setting up her tent

Erica seems to have her tent in good shape.

Ryan and Erica flexing

Ryan and Erica showing off the guns

Big Laguna Trail

We hiked some of the Big Laguna Trail on the first day.

Laguna Meadow

The meadow.

Laguna Lake

The remaining bit of water in the middle of the meadow. Also known as a "lake".

Ryan on a rock

Ryan striking a pose.

Erica by the lake

Having a good time on Laguna Beach.

The lake again

Another view of the lake.

Hiking

Ryan and Erica on the trail.

Menacing fly

It kind of freaks me out the way this fly (on the branch) is staring at me.

Ryan ponders the universe

Ryan ventured out on this outcropping. One can only assume he's pondering mankind's insignificance in the face of nature.

Ryan cooking

Ryan was the grillmaster for dinner.

Casey and Justin goofing off

Casey and Justin - out of focus, but having fun.

Alcohol stove

Justin and Casey waiting with intense anticipation for Justin's fancy alcohol stove to do its thing.

Waiting for dinner

Justin, Casey and Erica waiting for dinner. I have no idea what Justin is doing. As usual.

Trailhead?

This boring picture is a shot of the trailhead for our hike on the second day. The path goes down the canyon starting just at the end of the guardrail.

There's water down there

Down below you can barely see the little stream running over the rocks.

Ryan and Erica

On the trail on day 2. I don't quite know what to say about Ryan's bandanna tying technique.

Ryan under a tree

Ryan ahead on the trail.

Stream

The destination of our second day hike.

Ryan by the water

Ryan playing with his camera by the water.

Ryan above the waterfall

Ryan at the top of the closest thing to a waterfall we found.

Waterfall

Neat little waterfall.

Erica and Ryan

Erica and Ryan enjoying the day.

The way out

Looking at the way back from our hike.

Shoes

Looking into the endless abyss. ENDLESS I say!

Hillside

I believe I achieved the correct focus on this self portrait.

Ack!

Oooh, sorry about that, probably closer to my face than anyone really wants to be. For the record, the cap is backwards to take pictures, not because I'm that cool. Because I'm not.