West side Desolation Wilderness TR
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:39 pm
Finished up a 3 day hike in Desolation Wilderness. Made a loop from the Twin Lakes trail head up to Island Lake where we would camp the first night. In the morning we climbed the bowl to the backside of Mount Price and down the pass to Lyons Lake. From Lyons Lake we made our way over to Lake Sylvia which we reached by around 1:40pm and set up camp. We had originally intended to make our way over Pyramid Peak and camp on its eastern slope but we had done enough climbing already for one day. On the third day we headed back to the Lyons Creek Trail and headed east until we intersected the Bloodsucker Trail (which was a pretty hot trail) which took us back up to Wrights Lake.
GPS track: http://wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1062311" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I've been to Island Lake before, which is (to my knowledge) one of the most lush area's in desolation wilderness, but never hiked up the bowl behind it. Hiking up the bowl to Mount Price was a great hike if the ground wasn't solid rock, it was lush and green. Snowmelt everywhere.
Mosquitoes were out at dawn and evenings but mostly disappeared given sunlight. Id rate them at 1.5. Maybe see a couple during the day given enough shade and still water, light at night. By light I mean maybe a total of 20 in camp but are held at bay with deet and permethrin, if in the tent I woudlnt see more then 8 on the mesh.
I'll post a few pictures but if you want to see the whole set I'll post the link to my flickr page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17893090@N ... 606704994/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Camp at Island Lake
Above Island Lake
Day 2
Dawn
Starting the ascent
Descending to Lyons Lake
Lake Sylvia
GPS track: http://wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1062311" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I've been to Island Lake before, which is (to my knowledge) one of the most lush area's in desolation wilderness, but never hiked up the bowl behind it. Hiking up the bowl to Mount Price was a great hike if the ground wasn't solid rock, it was lush and green. Snowmelt everywhere.
Mosquitoes were out at dawn and evenings but mostly disappeared given sunlight. Id rate them at 1.5. Maybe see a couple during the day given enough shade and still water, light at night. By light I mean maybe a total of 20 in camp but are held at bay with deet and permethrin, if in the tent I woudlnt see more then 8 on the mesh.
I'll post a few pictures but if you want to see the whole set I'll post the link to my flickr page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17893090@N ... 606704994/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Camp at Island Lake
Above Island Lake
Day 2
Dawn
Starting the ascent
Descending to Lyons Lake
Lake Sylvia