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| Hiking | 4.43 Miles |
1,028 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.43 Miles | 5 Hrs 20 Mns | | 1.16 mph |
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| no partners | | The plan for this day was to hike up the Piute Pass trail to Loch Levin Lake, the first lake. This would be a round-trip distance of about 6 miles from the parking lot at North Lake and reaching a peak elevation of 10,750 ft. The trailhead is in the North Lake campground, but no day-use parking is allowed there, so you must park in the parking lot at North Lake adding about 1 mile to the round-trip distance.
The hike quickly starts gaining some serious altitude before getting to Loch Levin Lake. A couple of creek crossings challenged anyone (like me) trying to keep their feet dry. The frequent patches of Fall colors provided some good photo opportunities. However, I was fading fast as I approached the 10,000 ft elevation - couldn't seem to get enough oxygen. My old body was in full protest mode after doing 3 consecutive day hikes over 10,000 ft elevation. So, after resting for an hour and still not feeling up to continuing this upward journey, I turned around and headed back to the car. Worse yet, when I drove by the Bishop Creek Lodge restaurant-bar on the way back to camp, the joint was closed for construction to re-enforce the sagging foundation. There would be no stopping for a large ice-cold mug of beer to further revive me. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
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