My hiking companions know that I’m quick to complain about the stifling forests of western oregon, with their mushroom infested, close hewn firs and ferns and deep greens giving onto other deep greens. Sometimes they will know me to mutter on about the bright white granite sand of the Sawtooth Range, which I consider to be my home range. Here is Warbonnet Peak, the tooth right of center, foregrounded by Lake 7976. My ferventest dream is to lay out picnic upon picnic with my small family on these heaths. on these heathers. once again. My teen self camped right here and for loneliness wondered what for?