Daisy
you paint a lovely picture there. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I have enjoyed some of those glacier smoothed spots. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> After brushing off any sand, you can lay right on them they're so smooth. Hard though... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

P.S. So anyway to add something. Decide if you want your tent to be in the morning sun and place appropriately. Directly under trees isn't always cool, and under the edges can get half a ton of snow dropped on you.

I like to tent on climbers perches - smooth level granite spots high in the rocks, where you have to tie out your tent cause only pitons are gonna go into rock.

And its not a real good idea to camp in the home territory of large carnivores, bear, lion, gators...