I have never known a place as strikingly beautiful as the A-Frame cabin, just below tree line on Barr Trail. Crystal clear, cool water from Cabin Creek flows directly through the site, splitting it and giving the surrounding area a healthy green vitality. I remember dipping my hands into this ice-cold stream, enjoying the numbing sensation in my cuticles as I lifted the pure refreshment to my lips. It tasted so clean, pure, and even welcoming. Sweet smelling flowers bloom from in between boulder crevices, and tall, itchy grasses line the valley’s sides. The foliage is magnificent, a colorful blend featuring purples, whites, green hues, and fiery reds. Above, massive sharp-edged rocks protrude over the cliff sides, casting menacing shadows onto the cabin’s roof. Far below, two shimmering reservoirs highlight the land’s ever changing characteristics as the sun reflects off their glassy surfaces. I always find it amazing how quickly the dramatic landscape can evolve. Just by turning three hundred sixty degrees, I can see flourishing vegetation, charred forests, breathtaking lakes, tremendous rock formations, and even glossy, snow-covered tundra. This area is so unique that the sheer beauty of it is almost overwhelming and despite the fact I’ve only been there twice, it remains in my mind, attesting to its perfection. Nowhere else can I find such a powerful geographic display, a display showing such a wide variety of distinctive topographic features that will forever embody nature’s true diversity and tranquility.
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