Last additions - Big Boulder Lakes, Boulder Chain Lakes loop, September 6, 2018
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DSCF0512.JPG12 viewsSome fall color in the fading light. It is now 7:45 pm. Half an hour later I arrive at the trail head. There is just enough light to drive most of the 4 mile dirt road out to the highway.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0510.JPG12 viewsI reach Big Boulder Creek flowing down from the lake basin I entered 5 days ago. I know I am close to Livingston Mill trail head.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0507.JPG3 viewsAt 6 pm, still climbing, the familiar profile of Castle Peak comes into view to the south.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0505.JPG5 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.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0504.JPG3 viewsLodgepole Lake.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0502.JPG7 viewsA patch of fall color in front of Lodgepole Lake prompts a closer look.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0501.JPG3 viewsThe trail before reaching Lodgepole Lake.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0500.JPG5 viewsA wide angle lens makes it look quite a bit easier.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0499.JPG4 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.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0498.JPG4 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.Oct 18, 2018
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DSCF0496.JPG3 viewsOct 18, 2018
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DSCF0494.JPG4 viewsThe shoreline is varied enough that I can find a spot where the wind will work to my advantage.Oct 18, 2018
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