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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: August 7,
1999
- Miles Hiked: 2.0
- Elevation Gain: 635'
- Hiking Partner(s): Brendon Chaney
- Description:
- Although this hike is only 2 miles
round trip, it was a little more difficult that one would think. The trail
requires a lot of rock jumping and hopping and it rarely ever gets down to
dirt. The easiest way to navigate the boulder field where this hike is
located is by following the painted dots and arrows both to and from Hunt Lake.
- Locating the trailhead actually gave me
more problems than the hike itself. I was actually up here the day after I
did Myrtle Lake and thought that my wife and I could do this hike
together. Well, after driving around for about 2 hours, we called it quits
and went home. The following Friday, Brendon and I thought we would find the trailhead and
camp there,
then go on the hike early the next morning. So here we are driving
around in the mountains at 10:00 at night trying to find this trail.
- After what seemed like an
eternity, we finally made it to a trailhead. Notice I didn't
say the trailhead. We decided not to pitch a tent, and
just jumped into the back of the Trooper for some shut eye. We were
very thankful that we did not camp outside, because what appeared to
be a tsunami blew threw the area the following morning. We ditched the idea of hiking and
started back down. Beyond this, we weren't even at the right
trailhead! We ended up at the trail head for Chimney Rock (West Route).
- By the time we got down to the highway,
the
weather was nice so we went to the Ranger Station by Priest Lake to ask for
directions. The lady inside had the nerve to yell through the window that
they were closed, but she quickly saw the aggravated look on my face and
listened to my question. We received the correct directions and headed
back up. The hike was nice and we ran into several other hikers on the
trail. Of course this led me to believe that I was the only idiot up there
since no one else had any trouble locating the hike.
- Maps:
- Click here to view a 2D map of
the area where this hike is located.
- Photographs:
- Here is shot of the bowl that Hunt
Lake sits in. The pass in the middle leads to Fault and McCormick
Lakes on the other side.
- Brendon and myself
taking our self portraits again.
- This is picture of the
trail we hiked. As I said in my narrative, it was rock hopping the
entire way.
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