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Imagine that scene right now.
Toe's Over Mountain Range?
I finished it!Mount Dana?
Hey did Afoaf get lost on the Backbone? Or arrested for illegal camping?
I love that area. Last time my family and I camped at Huntington lake was 2012 and it was not crowded at all. We hiked the Indian pools trail and saw maybe 3 or 4 people out there. Then drove up to Kaiser pass (sketchy drive with those really narrow sections) and explored around a bit.Day hiking again. Kaiser Pass / China Peak area at Indian Pools. Short 5 mile hike to a Ferta Falls.
Shaver Lake was max capacity with water at the top of the dam. Also max capacity with boaters and lake go-ers. Both boat dock parking lots were full and the road was lined with cars and more boat trailers. No parking spots anywhere.
Huntington Lake, same thing. Max capacity water and people. 20+ sail boats on the water. Lots of people camping. Very crowded. Boat trailers everywhere.
Trailheads were also packed. Almost full parking lot at Indian Pools. Good grief.
Half way to the falls, cumulous clouds started to form to the east. Thunder cracking but no rain. We were on the edge of the storm. Then we got the falls and there were only two other couples. After 30m, clouds started getting dark again and thunder louder. The other two couples left and we were the last ones out.
In 5 minutes of packing our stuff and walking to find the trail again, sky went from partially blue to "ok we're going to get drenched or hit by lightning, let's gtfo." Started raining and haling on us before we got 100' from the falls and we're hiking on big slippery granite boulders. No rain gear so we were both soaked thoroughly instantly.We stopped under the smallest tree I could find and tried to wait out the storm. 10m later, still hailing and downpouring I said fuck it, let's go.
Half way back to the car, stopped raining and in 5 minutes, clear blue sky again. Classic summer storm.
Got back to the car around 6 and only car in the parking lot. On the way down the hill, we could see towards Yosemite big dark clouds forming. And then as night fell, big cracks of lightning up there. It was dramatic and awesome.
Truly an all-time summer for waterfalls.
Huntington Lake before we got to trailhead.
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One of the Indian Pools along the creek.
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Dark clouds moving in over the falls. But yah, let's just stay here with no cover, on these soon to be wet slippery granite fields.
Another pool
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When we first got to the falls vs when we decided to leave.
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Take bear spray. Bigger chance of seeing bears there than the Sierras.Got a project in Fort Collins I need to follow up with. Thinking I’m going to extend my time and do 2-3 days in the back country fly fishing. Anyone have any experience with the Rockies in that area? Have one plan roughly laid out to start at Grand Lake, fish North Inlet and then follow Ptarmagin creek up to Ptarmagin lake.
Yea experienced one of those thunder and hail storms last weekend hiking to a popular alpine lake. Figured about the bear spray.Take bear spray. Bigger chance of seeing bears there than the Sierras.
My best friend lives in Fort Collins area. They get crazier thunderstorms much worse than what we see in the Sierras typically. Big storms that last all day and plenty of lightning too. Larger hail, etc. Be prepared for that and alert if those cumulous clouds start forming. Holding/carrying a fishing pole when one of those big storms role in is a bit nerve racking. Feels like you're holding a lightning rod.
Same here except it was 1978I love that area. Last time my family and I camped at Huntington lake was 2012 and it was not crowded at all.
Look at your avatar, you’re doing cooler stuff than most.I need to do cooler stuff
Clearly I need a gratitude check tooLook at your avatar, you’re doing cooler stuff than most.
We all do from time to time. I catch myself slipping often.Clearly I need a gratitude check too
Shaver / HuntingtonI miss going to Florence and Courtwright.