Day 8, 6:52 AM - Granite Lake, close-up with tent
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A little closer in this time. Ordinarily, I wouldn't camp on a grassy area like this, but when I arrived at the lake the day before I was so dead I couldn't go on. I'd already scouted the area a bit, but hadn't seen any established sites, and so, set up here. Further scouting, this morning, allowed me to find a few previously used sites, which I'll certainly use next time, but having done the bad (you shouldn't camp on alpine grass), I have to say, it was very soft... very nice.