Backpacking Adventure 2019!
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Welcome to my blog! The timing coincides with my return from vacation so that's where I am going to start.
OUNCES MATTER
This was my second backpacking trip. The first time I planned on bringing a camera but got nervous about the weight so brought my iPhone instead, and while that did the trick, I wanted to be able to do more. I took my camera, 50mm lens, extra battery and stopped at Action Camera, my favorite camera store in Reno and picked up a Gorillapod. I carried it all in a small bag in my pack and am already looking for the perfect daypack for next years hike (recommendations welcome!).
![Beautiful sky reflected in Lake of the Woods, South Lake Tahoe](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/0314653/f_lakeofthewoods_Panorama2-74abd9c2.jpg)
Lake of the Woods
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Tree in the clouds.
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Playing & writing music.
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My niece, Annalise.
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A place of stillness.
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Those crazy kids!
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The end of a perfect day!
Birthday
As a kid, I loved having a summer birthday because we were typically on vacation. This year I woke up on my birthday in a tent at Lake of the Woods in Desolation Wilderness on the PCT! Gifted with a small bouquet of wild flowers, and a pre-pancake breakfast hike to the top of the peak to see what we could see made the morning pretty spectacular.
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Lake Aloha
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![songwriter van harting out backpacking in desolation wilderness](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/6933063/19_desolation_wilderness-7708-874605e2.jpg)
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![photographer heidi harting and son van harting on a peak in desolation wilderness overlooking aloha lake](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/6933063/F_19_desolation_wilderness-9016-02fa559b.jpg)
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![Beautiful reflective view from a peak above lake of the woods in desolation wilderness on the PCT in CA by heidi harting](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/3298063/19_desolation_wilderness-8932-1345100c.jpg)
Standing at the top of a peak, our camp is down in the left corner.
![stargazing under the milky way, desolation wilderness, heidi harting photography](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/1149104/F_19_desolationwilderness-9379-55587657.jpg)
Under the Milky Way