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| | Hiking | 9.00 Miles | 7 Hrs | | 1.29 mph |
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| no partners | | This was the last of our Labor Day hikes. The heat drove us out of the park and into the mountains. We headed up Boulder Mountain from the town of Torrey. The guidebooks are little off on the FR#'s but the signs are accurate and get you right to the Blind Lake trail head. There are some steep rocky sections past the Fish Lake turnoff. But I think momentum will get you up in a passenger car. Subarus are easy unless you have a manual Crosstrek. First gear is too high and the dang traction control kicks in and stalls the engine with a little tire spin. Pull the fuse before you go.
From the trail head, hop on trail 122 and start a long steep climb that brings you into the forest. Pines and Aspen abound. The trail is easy to follow. You top out at Blind lake and the views are pristine. Its a natural lake in a caldera like setting. The walls of the mountain surround the lake and reflect off the water. We chose to start clockwise and hiked along the trail until we reached the intersection with the Wildcat trail. This trail section is littered with campsites. This must get a lot of use at different times of the year. But we did not come across anyone on the trail and only saw a few people fishing off in the distance.
We detoured down past Pear Lake to Fish Creek Lake. We checked out the damn and headed back for lunch at Blind Lake. Heading back we came across a deer on the shore of Pear Lake. After lunch we had a bit of a hard time picking the Wildcat trail back up. Once we found it, we continued on in a clockwise fashion around blind lake. We did come across cattle grazing in a meadow off the lake. The Wildcat branches off up the hill before it joins back with 122 so we decided to hike up a while and eventually stopped at Green Lake. Still not a soul to be seen, we stopped for break before turning back. We finished up the last section of Blind Lake and headed back to the car. The drive out offers incredible views of Thousand Lake Mtn. That ones on the list for the next trip. |
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