TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
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TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
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
Lower Echo Lake
Upper and Lower Echo Lakes
Lake Aloha
Snow-covered slopes
Cabins along Echo Lake
Lower Echo Lake
Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters
All other trip photos.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1144784403 ... y_aVx4zYAQ
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
Lower Echo Lake
Upper and Lower Echo Lakes
Lake Aloha
Snow-covered slopes
Cabins along Echo Lake
Lower Echo Lake
Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters
All other trip photos.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1144784403 ... y_aVx4zYAQ
- tim
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
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)
Thanks Pako for the TR and pictures, and thank you Tim for adding the picture, that is quite difference.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
A....W....E....S....O....M....E!!! Wish I were still young enough to do that again.
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
Great photos. I'm bummed I missed the trip.
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
[rimg]http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg23 ... lohaLk.jpg[/rimg]
July 12, 2011. Lake Aloha in a high snow year.
July 12, 2011. Lake Aloha in a high snow year.
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
pakoR,
I kept reading this report and I couldn't get this picture out of my head.
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.
Look for my full report here: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=14309
Thanks for a great report! It really did inspire me.
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I kept reading this report and I couldn't get this picture out of my head.
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.
Look for my full report here: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=14309
Thanks for a great report! It really did inspire me.
-Russ
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
thanks for sharing!
wow. those are some great shots of what looked to be a killer time..amazing
wow. those are some great shots of what looked to be a killer time..amazing
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Re: TR: Lake Aloha (4/23-24)
Oh my gosh! I was in that same spot on July 11, 2011.Wandering Daisy wrote:[rimg]http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg23 ... lohaLk.jpg[/rimg]
July 12, 2011. Lake Aloha in a high snow year.
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