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Big Bear City-Tehachapi(265.3-566.6)

Jun 2, 2011 | 0 comments

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Realized I can puzzle in the hammock❣️🧩 #ga

Realized I can puzzle in the hammock❣️🧩 #gamechanger #enohammock #puzzling #nucamp #tab320s

We returned to the White Clouds Wilderness to see

We returned to the White Clouds Wilderness to see the Boulder Chain Lakes. It’s a 4mi stretch jam packed with a dozen alpine lakes and mountains all around them. We hiked in with our first thunderstorms of the summer (with large hail!) on and off through the day and into the night. Let’s just say we were quite thankful to have our hiking umbrellas! We base camped at one end of the Boulder Chain Lakes, and the second day, enjoyed day hiking the lakes to the other end and then up Windy Devil Pass to see an aerial view before heading back. Another great trip! We’ve definitely been spoiled with an abundance of alpine scenery this summer!
#whitecloudswilderness #backpacking #hiking #alpinelakes #boulderchainlakes #idaho

The White Clouds Wilderness is remote enough to pr

The White Clouds Wilderness is remote enough to provide solitude that’s rare to find these days and has beauty that photos just can’t capture. We made an attempt at the popular loop that hits all the main attractions, but knew there was one off trail pass (Devil’s Staircase) with scree that may be too sketch for our comfort level. We made it 3/4 of the way up before deciding it was too sketchy decided it was best not to push the loop. We were still able to do 2/3 of the loop and hope to head back for the final 1/3 in the coming weeks. We really enjoyed the physical challenge with most of the terrain between 9000’-10000’ and the numerous alpine lakes. I still can’t get over how ideal the weather is out here for backpacking. The highlight of this trip had to be waking up the first morning with a beautiful lake all to ourselves, and a bald eagle perched just 50yds from our tent that was scanning the lake for breakfast and swooping across the lake. Another great place to backpack in Idaho!
#whitecloudwilderness #backpacking #hiking #idaho

This week we continued our summer of backpacking t

This week we continued our summer of backpacking to alpine lakes with two of the most popular backpacking trips in the Sawtooth Wilderness. We did the Baron Lakes out and back and then the very popular Alice-Toxaway loop with the scenic Edith Lake. Both hikes were mainly in the 8000’-9000’ range and our highest pass was at 9,400’.
It still amazes us how relatively few people are on the trails (locals claim this is busier than ever!) and that we are able to get such scenic camping spots along the lakes. Weather has been ideal for backpacking with mild sunny 70s during the day, and cool 40s at night without a drop of rain. Can’t get much better than that!
Captions:
1. Switchbacks between Alpine Lake 8,357 and Baron Divide.
2. LOVED our campsite at alpine lake 8,357’ just below Baron Lakes.
3. Alice Lake
4. Wildflowers in Redfish Creek Valley on the way up to Baron Lakes
5. Great camp spot at Farley Lake on the Alice-Toxaway loop.
6. Twin Lakes on the Alice Toxaway loop.
7. Our favorite lunch spot thus far-Redfish Creek on the way up to Baron Lakes.
8. Toxaway Lake
9. LOVED our campsite at alpine lake 8,357’ just below Baron Lakes.
10. Upper Baron Lake
#sawtoothmountains #sawtoothwilderness #idaho #backpacking #hiking

I don’t know how it took me so long to explore t

I don’t know how it took me so long to explore the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho!? The alpine lakes! The meadows! The mountains! It’s the perfect spot for us to spend summer break this year. Not too far from home, and it has a ton of free dispersed camping, so we brought the trailer and are independent and self-sufficient. We took a few days to do some warm up hikes at lower elevations. Everything is between 7,000’-10,000’. We are ready to start backpacking and started by base camping at Alpine Lake and visiting Sawtooth Lake. These mountains are beautiful and there are so many scenic alpine lakes! We are excited to explore more in the coming weeks.
Captions
1. Hiking just beyond Sawtooth Lake toward 8,271.
2. Sawtooth Lake
3. Our campsite at Alpine Lake. Really photos cannot do this location justice.
4. The hike up to Alpine Lake.
5. Lunch at Lake 8,271
6. Hiking from Alpine Lake to Sawtooth Lake.
7. A wonderful meadow near Stanley Lake with McGown Peak.
8. Home<3. We can’t believe all the free dispersed camping that is safe and close to everything with enough reception for work zoom meetings.
9. The dispersed camping is amazing all around the Sawtooths. We are camped for free in the woods here just below the Sawtooths.
10. Fishhook Meadow
#sawtoothmountains #sawtoothwilderness #idaho #hiking #backpacking #tab320

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