Last trip of an amazing summer

Tomorrow morning Tom and I will be heading out for 7 days to wrap up the work we've done this field season. We'll be going to our sites in LeConte Canyon and the Barrett Lakes basin, taking many, many algae samples and removing the experiment's exclosures from the lake bottom. It's gonna be an intense way to finish the summer, not only because of the number of miles we'll be covering, but because we checked the NOAA report this morning and thunderstorms are likely for everyday we'll be out there!!! For elevations around 12,000 feet, where we'll be most of the time, snow is also a pretty sure thing. I'm just grateful I've got a 0 degree sleeping bag.....