I made a quick overnighter to Eagle Lakes from the Crater Creek TH. There were over 20 cars in the improved parking area, but probably not surprising. It's become a go-to place for hardy mountain bikers with the Angels' Staircase loop. Saw about a dozen motorcycle riders on the trail, too. Thanks to their efforts, the trail is logged out. I started out accompanied by the big black biting flies and progressed on to hordes of mosquitoes. I had considered a Boiling Lake or upper Eagle campsite. I opted for a "balcony" spot I had seen a quarter mile shy of upper Eagle, with the hope of a breeze in the open area to hold the critters down. At times my strategy worked when the wind blew, other times not so much, but the views were grand. I came back with quite a few bites, but always a delight to visit that area.
Into the Sawtooth
Martin and Cheops
Upper Eagle Setting
Well-Used Camp with a View
Lower Eagle from Camp
Evening Camp View
Evening Eastern View
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
Timberghost, I knew the forecast was trending up and fortunately beat the heat currently embracing the area. Starting out at 4700', mostly shaded trail, campsite at 7000', and an early morning return to the TH didn't hurt. Mosquitoes didn't seem to mind, however.
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
I believe that is 8083 and not Martin Peak. That North Ridge intrigues me. I may go and see if it has some aesthetic scrambling someday.
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“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
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