Alpine Lake nothing to lose and everything to win

All welcome! Saturday 11th May, 1am, Partly cloudy.

The full moon was barely visible through the dense woodland canopy, allowing the dark she wolf to only glimpse its bright luminescence as she traipsed her way briskly through the maze of pine and sequoia trees. Her lean body weaved easily between the tall trunks and gnarly exposed roots as she followed her nose eagerly towards the scent of fresh water up ahead.

Dark, mud-ridden paws clambered their way over the large rocks and boulders which came to block her path, as the she wolf ascended the small rocky summit which concealed the fresh water lake inside. As the climb grew more trecherous, the shadowy canopy slowly receeded, the great body of water became apparent as it glistened beneath the moonlight. 

Salmon pink tongue swept impatiently across her parched lips as the lone female broke away from the shadows of the trees and finally, tentatively, stepped out into the open rock terrain which surrounded the lake. Gold-brownze eyes darted around suspiciously as the dark figure loped her way cautiously towards the water's edge, her ears flicking around atop her head as she did so. Finally, with the woodland seemingly silent around her, the female pressed her dark lips to the water and lapped at its cool surface.