I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in.
Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?
– Aldo Leopold
Katmai’s Mount Dumpling, August 2004!
– by Gerry Roach
Rising to 2,440 feet, mighty Mount Dumpling provides a nice hike above the campground at Brooks Camp.
The upper part of the hike is across open tundra and provides unobstructed views of the surrounding lakes and mountains.
There is a trail through the trees and up part of the tundra.
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Mighty Mount Dumpling rising above the Brooks River near Brooks Camp |
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Lake Naknek from the slopes of Dumpling
An old glacial moraine stretches across the large lake. The once continuous moraine
separated two lakes, but when it finally succumbed to the elements, it expanded Lake Naknek. |
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Free of the trees, Jobe Wymore strides toward the upper slopes of the mighty Dumpling |
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Looking back along the trail to Lake Naknek and Brooks Camp |
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Triumphant, Jobe Wymore stands atop the mighty Dumpling |
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Benchmark art |
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Lake Naknek stretching far to the west toward King Salmon |
Gerry took the above photos in August, 2004
Continue to the Mountain
Continue to the Climb
Continue to the Valley
Continue to the Flight
