I recently went on a "lazy" backpacking trip in Desolation Wilderness. My wife and I hiked 4 miles in from the Twin Lake trailhead and set up camp near Island Lake. The next day we went on a ~4 mile day hike to find a nice view of Lake Aloha. The 3rd day we hiked 4 miles back to the car. Hiking only 12 miles over three days allowed us a lot of time to enjoy the scenery and relax. It was really great. I'd advise anyone who hasn't done a low mileage trip to give it a shot!
The Twin Lakes area in Desolation was more beautiful than we expected. I'd recommend it for anyone who enjoys camping near alpine lakes. Here is a full report I wrote with all my pictures, maps, etc. https://backpackersreview.wordpress.com ... win-lakes/
Here are a few of the pictures from the journey:
TR - Backpacking Twin Lakes zone of Desolation Wilderness
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Re: TR - Backpacking Twin Lakes zone of Desolation Wildernes
Great TR and pictures!!
Could you please add the dates, thanks.
Could you please add the dates, thanks.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: TR - Backpacking Twin Lakes zone of Desolation Wildernes
Nice report. We did a trip there a few years in early fall....Quite a wonderful area.
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Re: TR - Backpacking Twin Lakes zone of Desolation Wildernes
Sorry about forgetting the dates. This was last weekend, July 6-8.
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