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TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:22 pm
by pakoR
I was hoping to get one more snow camping trip this year, and couldn't have wished for better conditions. After the snowfall on Friday, there was plenty of fresh snow on the way to Lake Aloha and amazing scenery. The temperature through the day on Saturday was around the mid-50's, and it was clear and sunny skies. We traveled along the west shore of the lakes following the trail of a pair of skiers who had left the parking lot earlier that morning. Along the shore, the snow was about 8" deep over 3-5" thick ice.

It was a long day, but worth the views at Lake Aloha. Towards the evening, the clouds began rolling into Lake Aloha from the south, eventually obscuring the night sky. The good weather remained on Sunday with a somewhat overcast sky. It did snow and hail for a few minutes by the time we reached Echo Lake on the way out, but it was temporary. By the time we reached the trailhead parking lot, all the snow which accumulated on Friday had melted away.

And to end the trip on a good note, as we were walking up the hill to the road/trail, a pair of AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters flew over Lower Echo Lake heading north, followed shortly by a pair of UH-1 Hueys.

Some photos below. Enjoy!

Echo Lake Sno-Park
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Lower Echo Lake
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Upper and Lower Echo Lakes
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Lake Aloha
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Snow-covered slopes
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Cabins along Echo Lake
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Lower Echo Lake
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Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters
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All other trip photos.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1144784403 ... y_aVx4zYAQ

Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:47 pm
by tim
Wow, that's quite a contrast to our trip to Lake Aloha the same week last year (4/20/15) when we had no snow at all until Haypress Meadows: http://highsierratopix.com/community/vi ... =1&t=12607
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:56 pm
by maverick
Thanks Pako for the TR and pictures, and thank you Tim for adding the picture, that is quite difference.

Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:33 am
by Tom_H
A....W....E....S....O....M....E!!! Wish I were still young enough to do that again.

Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:11 pm
by GioClimb
Great photos. I'm bummed I missed the trip.

-G

Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:45 pm
by Wandering Daisy
[rimg]http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg23 ... lohaLk.jpg[/rimg]

July 12, 2011. Lake Aloha in a high snow year.

Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 8:07 am
by Vaca Russ
pakoR,

I kept reading this report and I couldn't get this picture out of my head.
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I had to get up to that summit to see things for myself. Here is a picture (taken from the summit of Pyramid Peak) to juxtapose what things look like from each position.
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Look for my full report here: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=14309


Thanks for a great report! It really did inspire me.

-Russ

Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 3:30 pm
by bbayley80
thanks for sharing!
wow. those are some great shots of what looked to be a killer time..amazing

Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)

Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 8:43 am
by Tom_H
Wandering Daisy wrote:[rimg]http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg23 ... lohaLk.jpg[/rimg]

July 12, 2011. Lake Aloha in a high snow year.
Oh my gosh! I was in that same spot on July 11, 2011.