After spending months sheltered in place, we finally made it out to visit Papoose Flats again. Last year we experienced a snowstorm during the night and freezing temperatures and woke up to the flat covered in white. This years trip being later in the year, we enjoyed the fairly mild weather and moderate temperatures.

Once we got to the top of the mountain, we were once again greeted by the epic views of the Sierra Nevada peaks.

Setting up camp was a lot easier thanks to new gear I purchased right before the shut down. Camping has never been more comfortable.

After a good nights sleep I decided to hike south up to the tallest peak in the vicinity. You can see our camp in the center of the frame marked by a bright orange tent. At 9-10,000 ft this was extremely tiring. I took a long break perched on this rock.

After a while I decided to head back down. I decided going down the same way I came up would be too dangerous due to all the lose rock and scrambling I had to do to get to the top. So I hiked east thru wild terrain and came across these trees. They are gorgeous in their twisted and wind swept way.

After hiking east for a little while I came upon a Jeep trail that I saw earlier that eventually led back down to the flats.

Instead of returning to camp, I still felt pretty energetic. Coffee does great wonders. I decided to walk to trail to see some of the rock formations up close.

Eventually a friend found me and gave me a ride back to camp, but not before I snapped this photo.

The first night we were too busy setting up camp and prepping our food to truely enjoy the sunset. We had plenty of time the second night to sit and watch the sun slowly sail below the mountains.

The setting sun also cast really long shadows across the flats.

As the sun sets below the mountain range, the sky turned into a bright orange. I suddenly had a momentary craving for cheetos.

After another good nights sleep, we packed up early in the morning after a short breakfast and left the same way we came. Hoping to return sooner than later.