The Mountains Are Calling
John Baisden just visited with a group of returning backpackers from Ross Lake. Ross Lake just happens to be one of John's “Top Five” backpacking destinations. As he listened to their experiences and viewed their many pictures he was brought back to his own “Ross Lake” experiences, and they are many.
At Ross Lake Dam we hired a boat, provided by the Ross Lake Resort to taxi us to the Little Beaver camp ground. Once we arrived at Little Beaver we pitched out tent next to the Ross Lake shore line, looked across the lake right at one of those beautiful glaciers. It was a post card moment permanently impressed in my memory banks. To this very day the girls and I often talk about those moments spent at Ross Lake. When we got tired of looking at that awesome view our other options were to go swimming or fishing, we did both. It has been 18 years since that experience with my then young daughters. Since that experience I have hiked the Ross Lake trails at least 24 times. For me, each trip is a life changing experience with memories that keep whispering, Come on back!