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| Hiking | 6.00 Miles |
1,419 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.00 Miles | 7 Hrs 45 Mns | | 0.77 mph |
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| no partners | | The Treasure Lakes hike starts at the South Lake Trailhead in the parking lot for day hikers and overnighters. The nearest town is Bishop on HW395. The first 0.9 miles of the route follows the Bishop Pass Trail along the east side of the lake. The turnoff to Treasure Lakes is marked with a sign. The trail is in good condition to the first and largest of the Treasure Lakes which is as far as I went. The trail continues past the first lake across a makeshift stream crossing on logs haphazardly laid across a perpendicular submerged log. I decided not to risk this crossing but could see a well worn trail on the other side leading to the upper Treasure Lakes and another 500ft elevation gain (another reason I didn't go further).
I started the hike at 7:30am and reached the first lake by 11:20am with many stops to catch my breath, enjoy the amazing views and take photos. The trail packs a lot of beautiful scenery into the short 3 miles to the first lake. I encountered few hikers on the trail in the morning except for a couple local folks getting their morning exercise. They're the folks that pass me on their way up and again on their way down while I'm still struggling up the hills. Always make me feel like a real slug.  I also caught a glimpse of a solo forest nymph hurrying up the trail far ahead as I neared the lake with no pack or even a water bottle in hand. I encountered her about a half hour later as she joyfully skipped down the trail offering no response other than a smile to my observation that she had perhaps forgotten her pack.
On my return in the afternoon there were numerous people coming up the Bishop Pass Trail along South Lake. One lady backpacker with 2 young children was stopped beside the trail less than a mile from the TH transferring the contents of her 5 year-old daughter's backpack to her pack. Their destination for the first of a planned 4 nights was Chocolate Lakes. When they had arrived at the TH they discovered they had forgotten to bring toothbrushes so her husband had headed back to Bishop to buy replacements while she and the kids started up the trail. When I got to my car I saw a lone backpacker rushing across the parking lot towards the TH - obviously it was toothbrush guy to the rescue.  |
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