Leavitt Meadow TR

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Leavitt Meadow TR

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We decided to take a trek up the West Walker as I've had it pegged on my to-do list for about 7 years. So, with the 3-day Memorial Day Weekend, we set out into the Hoover Wilderness to explore the river and area lakes. It actually began on Friday morning with a call from our realtor, indicating there was a must see property in Twain Harte. I landed a teaching gig in Sonora and my gal just graduated from nursing school, so we've decided to follow the call to the Sierra and make it our home. Loved the house, made an offer, then continued over Sonora Pass to the trailhead :)

Neither of us had been up the West Walker before and found it very scenic and a great way to kick off this year's backpacking adventures. Upon arrival at the first lake for a water and snack break, I broke out the fly rod and made a few casts. Luck was with me as the fish were pretty hungry that morning.

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The action was excellent for about 45 minutes until the wind and sun exposure slowed the bite.

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We continued up the trail and enjoyed the tumbling West Walker and the gorgeous groves of aspens.

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I wish the fishing was as good as the river was beautiful, but it was not to be.

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As we continued our trek, we came across several groups that had difficulty fording the river, which was our intention, and they had to turn back. We continued on up and ran into some other folks with Llamas, who cautioned us that the water was really high but took us over to the crossing spot. Perhaps it is my experience wading or my stupidity, but we went for it. It was actually a simple ford and Amanda did great........only dropped one expletive when her feet submerged in the icy cold water.

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After across, we were on our way to explore some of the area's lakes.

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It was a short but beautiful hike

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We even had tower peak to keep us company

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We settled into a camping spot near the lake and then decided to check out a few lookout points.......we had the place virtually to ourselves.

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Fishing wasn't that bad either

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With another week left in school, we had to get back to the valley so we hit the trail back to the car.

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Another fun trip in the journal and can't wait for the next. We'll certainly be back and plan on exploring some of the other lakes and meadows of the Hoover Wilderness. Thanks for reading.

Ladd


P.S. Looks like we're moving to Twain Harte :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the TR and pic's Ladd. Congratulations on the teaching gig and the new
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That's a great area....and there are a lot more lakes to explore when you have some more time!

Did you close on the house? We have a cabin in Twain Harte. PM me for more info...

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Those are some beautiful fish. Great TR. Looking forward to our trip this summer. Last day of school is finally here :D We made it.
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Thanks for the TR. Great photos. One request-it helps readers if you name the lakes, etc. People who are interested in planning a route can be more precise when trying to gather information from your TR.

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Actually, unless well known, fishermen don't like to name the lakes. If you see a TR that peaks your fishing interest, PM the original poster for more info. We've had that discussion for years on the fishing forum. Note that DriveFly44 has been here since '08.

Still a lovely TR.

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rlown wrote:Actually, unless well known, fishermen don't like to name the lakes. If you see a TR that peaks your fishing interest, PM the original poster for more info. We've had that discussion for years on the fishing forum.

Still a lovely TR.

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that discussion get's squishy. Still stand behind what i said. Let's not derail the nice TR.
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I get your point, Russ. Perhaps this TR might better go under the fishing forum. I still stand by my point too-this is the backpacking forum and TRs can be helpful to those planning their own routes if the places in photos are named.
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A solid TR DriveFly44! Thanks for sharing. Looks like you caught it good, fishing wise. I'm heading up to that vicinity in a few weeks, so I hope the bite will still be on. I appreciate anonymity of locations, no matter which section the TR is posted. :)

It sounds like we have a bunch of teachers here on HST, four by my count so far, including me. The perfect job for having summers off for backpacking and fishing.

Cheers!

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