Big Boulder Lakes, Boulder Chain Lakes loop, September 6, 2018
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DSCF0489.JPG3 viewsI have what must be the "primo" camp spot to myself. I has been stocked with plenty of wood, in the event I catch some trout. It is now almost 6 pm, so I have plenty of time to set my hang for the food, get the tent set up, pump water, fish, and make some dinner-- in the light!
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DSCF0490.JPG3 viewsThere is some alpenglow in the morning. I will try my luck fly fishing again.
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DSCF0492.JPG2 viewsThe wind is already picking up.
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DSCF0494.JPG3 viewsThe shoreline is varied enough that I can find a spot where the wind will work to my advantage.
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DSCF0498.JPG2 viewsThe notch I descended late the day before. I'm not positive which notch it is; most likely, just left of the outcrop in the center. The foreshortening effect of the long lens makes it appear worse than it was.
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DSCF0499.JPG3 viewsOn my way out, I met a gal near Sliderock Lake, leading a pack of high school age kids, that this route is referred to as "Cheese Grater Pass". I'm thinking she may have been with Sun Valley Trekking, as a quick search turned up there site as the only reference using this name for this route between Big Boulder Lakes, and Boulder Chain Lakes.
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DSCF0500.JPG2 viewsA wide angle lens makes it look quite a bit easier.
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DSCF0501.JPG3 viewsThe trail before reaching Lodgepole Lake.
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DSCF0502.JPG5 viewsA patch of fall color in front of Lodgepole Lake prompts a closer look.
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DSCF0504.JPG3 viewsLodgepole Lake.
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DSCF0505.JPG2 viewsJust past 5 pm, I arrive at Frog Lake, and pause to admire some trail bikes parked near a huge and have a snack. A bow hunter emerges from the tent and we chat. I learn it is over 8 miles to the trail head, and a good part of that is the climb up Red Ridge. I had not looked closely at the map, and assumed it was all downhill! Half an hour later, I am well on my way up the ridge, seeing Frog Lake far below.
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