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Home > Sawtooth Lake loop via Trail Creek, North Fork Baron Creek, Grandjean Idaho, July 9, 2022

Sawtooth Lake loop via Trail Creek, North Fork Baron Creek, Grandjean Idaho, July 9, 2022
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 DSCF0415.JPG7 viewsWildflowers encountered with the first 2 miles high above Trail Creek.
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 DSCF0416.JPG6 viewsOne of the easier log crossings over Trail Creek, well before arriving at Trail Lakes.
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 DSCF0417.JPG6 viewsLooking back, SW, toward Trail Lakes.
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 DSCF0418.JPG6 viewsTo the N, the turnoff to McGown Lakes to the E is near the low point on the skyline.
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 DSCF0419.JPG3 viewsPeak 9059 to the south, before reaching McGown Lakes turnoff.
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 DSCF0421.JPG2 viewsSignpost indicating trail to Observation Peak vicinity of McGown Lakes turnoff.
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 DSCF0422.JPG4 viewsClimbing toward McGown Lakes, patches of snow are encountered on the north facing slopes.
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 DSCF0423.JPG4 viewsLooking N toward Stanley before McGown Lakes. More snow on the north facing slopes. More than I usually see this time of year, but not enough to impede travel in trail runners.
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 DSCF0424.JPG5 viewsAnother view N, approaching McGown Lakes.
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 DSCF0425.JPG6 viewsMt. Regan above Sawtooth Lake from the saddle above the W side of lake. We were blessed with a WSW breeze with gusts to 29 mph, and cumulous clouds, which kept the high down to 70, and made for some nice photo opportunities.
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