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Caples Lake to Emigrant Lake Trail - 1 member in 2 triplogs has rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Apr 02 2025
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 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Caples Lake to Emigrant Lake TrailSierra Nevada, CA
Caples Lake to Emigrant Lake Trail
Sierra Nevada, CA
Snowshoeing avatar Apr 02 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Snowshoeing2.00 Miles 250 AEG
Snowshoeing2.00 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   1.33 mph
250 ft AEG
 
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Monday/Tuesday storm dumps 2.5' of new snow, Wednesday forecast is clear, calm and cold - hello PTO! Skied Kirkwood until the powder was tracked out, then snowshoed from Kirkwood Meadow over to Caples Lake and back.
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Jun 25 2024
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Emigrant Pass TrailSierra Nevada, CA
Emigrant Pass Trail
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Jun 25 2024
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking13.00 Miles 3,000 AEG
Hiking13.00 Miles   6 Hrs   15 Mns   2.08 mph
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There are lots of places in the Sierra Nevadas named "Emigrant", this area has an Emigrant Lake, an Emigrant Valley and an Emigrant Pass where according to a historical marker emigrant wagons reached 9400' elevation, the highest point anywhere in the US.

Did a big CCW starting/ending at the Caples Lake dam and traversing across the Kirkwood ski resort with about 5 miles off-trail up to Thimble Peak and back down to gorgeous Emigrant Lake. Wildflowers, melting snowfields and running water everywhere.
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
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average hiking speed 1.71 mph

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