the hills behind me

The first time I ever went hiking back up in this area I went up through the small pass on the left, below the cliffs. It was like a whole new little world. There is a small shallow lake back there, a hot spring that the Indians used to use, and a lot of small mines that were dug way back before 1900 and a few after. I would hike back there a lot more, but this is prime territory for Smugglers to try to bring in BC Bud, so it is heavily watched by the Border Patrol and that feeling that you are "suspect" for wanting to find a nice quiet place. Every once in a while tho, it is worth it..