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| partners | | I backpacked into the Cirque of the Towers with John, my friend Katie and three dogs for the Fourth of July. We set up a base camp at the easy to reach Big Sandy Lake and day hiked to some surrounding some lakes and the Cirque. The area is known for its crowds, but we never felt too crowded, although, we did see several groups coming in as we hiked out.
Day 1:
Easy hike to Big Sandy Lake and then after setting up camp, we hiked up to Clear and Black Joe Lakes. Clear Lake was very scenic, we encountered some significant snow on our descent from Black Joe Lake. There are not too many better spots to camp than Big Sandy Lake. A visually stunning area and setting.
Day 2:
We hiked up to Jack pumpkin Pass and the Cirque of the Towers on day two. We encountered some heavy snow along the way, but nothing that was deep, or dangerous enough to stop travel. Arrowhead Lake was still frozen over and we ended up taking a more snow free route to clear Jack pumpkin Pass than the trail. The view of the Cirque was spectacular, as were the views coming back down to Arrowhead Lake. We planned for some late afternoon exploring after arriving back to camp, but a two hour storm rolled through and kind of killed that momentum. We ended up spending the rest of the night trying to dry out and enjoying a nice campfire.
Day 3:
Easy hike out. |
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