R09 TR: Twin Lakes, western Deso, 7/15/2017
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:00 pm
Just a quick TR from western Desolation this past weekend (July 14-16, 2017). We hiked into the Twin Lakes basin from Wright's Lake.
The theme of the weekend was water...running water, frozen water, and full lakes. Just gorgeous out there right now, seemingly spring-time conditions. Not much snow to walk on until around Island Lake, but lots of running water on trails. Skeeters were negligible, which was great.
Also, lots and lots of hungry brookies to about 8". Nice to hit this lake before the summer slump.
I was impressed with the quality of this destination as an overnight, given the short 3-mile walk from Wright's Lake. The outlet stream from Twin Lake required a wet wade to cross, so perhaps that kept the day hikers from the better camping areas on the peninsula, but it was quiet at night and generally serene all day on a prime weekend.
A few pics...
The theme of the weekend was water...running water, frozen water, and full lakes. Just gorgeous out there right now, seemingly spring-time conditions. Not much snow to walk on until around Island Lake, but lots of running water on trails. Skeeters were negligible, which was great.
Also, lots and lots of hungry brookies to about 8". Nice to hit this lake before the summer slump.
I was impressed with the quality of this destination as an overnight, given the short 3-mile walk from Wright's Lake. The outlet stream from Twin Lake required a wet wade to cross, so perhaps that kept the day hikers from the better camping areas on the peninsula, but it was quiet at night and generally serene all day on a prime weekend.
A few pics...