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Home > "Epic White Cloud Backpacking Loop" revisited (again!), August 19, 2024
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The entrance to Iron Basin. There is an intermittent trail. There is usually some water flowing down to Warm Springs Creek. I didn't see it this time as I began angling up too soon. The initial steep climb levels out, and there is a small creek to get water. I took enough to camp for the night in the event I did not find the stream around the 8700' elevation in Iron Basin. The next water was Ocalkens Lake.

The entrance to Iron Basin. There is an intermittent trail. There is usually some water flowing down to Warm Springs Creek. I didn't see it this time as I began angling up too soon. The initial steep climb levels out, and there is a small creek to get water. I took enough to camp for the night in the event I did not find the stream around the 8700' elevation in Iron Basin. The next water was Ocalkens Lake.

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