rumitoid wrote:
A resident of Taos, NM, I had the occasion to hike Wheeler Peak several times. On one occasion with my younger brother and my nephew, as we came close to the lake, a marmot stood upright on this huge boulder like a matra de. As we trudged along, we saw a marmot take this severe turn down the scree and my nephew said, "He must have suddenly realized he was above 7200 ft."
What lake? As a kid, we backpacked to Lost Lake, and camped. I remember Horshoe lake on the hike to Wheeler Peak also.