Courtwright-Red Mt. Basin Sept. 2010
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:04 am
Just returned from 5 day trip to Red Mt. Basin- from Courtwright Reservoir= my first visit to this area on Sierra west side. Slept at trailhead Friday night to get an early AM start and get acclimated- you might be well advised to use the bear boxes! I carried about 38 pounds, but it was worth every pound.
Day 1- 12 miles to North Fork Kings, Day 2- 5.0 miles to Devil's Punchbowl, Day 3- 4.5 miles to Rae Lake via Disappointment and Hell for Sure Lakes, Day 4- layover, Day 5- 13 miles back to Courtwright......Lots of good fishing and pic taking- great area, very good for cross country travel, which we did between various lakes.
More fishing info with a few different pictures @ The Fishing Hole.
Here's a few pictures:
NORTH FORK KINGS RIVER
DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL
DISAPPOINTMENT LAKE
HELL FOR SURE LAKE
UNNAMED LAKE
EARLY AM AT RAE LAKE
UPPER INDIAN LAKE
MOSQUITO PASS
HAVING A LEGAL FIRE
FLEMING LAKE- FROSTY AM
GREAT TRIP- The weather changed on the last day, it was 43 degrees when we got back to the trailhead on Sept 8.
Richard
Richard
Day 1- 12 miles to North Fork Kings, Day 2- 5.0 miles to Devil's Punchbowl, Day 3- 4.5 miles to Rae Lake via Disappointment and Hell for Sure Lakes, Day 4- layover, Day 5- 13 miles back to Courtwright......Lots of good fishing and pic taking- great area, very good for cross country travel, which we did between various lakes.
More fishing info with a few different pictures @ The Fishing Hole.
Here's a few pictures:
NORTH FORK KINGS RIVER
DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL
DISAPPOINTMENT LAKE
HELL FOR SURE LAKE
UNNAMED LAKE
EARLY AM AT RAE LAKE
UPPER INDIAN LAKE
MOSQUITO PASS
HAVING A LEGAL FIRE
FLEMING LAKE- FROSTY AM
GREAT TRIP- The weather changed on the last day, it was 43 degrees when we got back to the trailhead on Sept 8.
Richard
Richard