South Lake - Upper Treasure Lakes

South Lake - Upper Treasure Lakes - September 2009

Trip:

2-day, 1-night, 6-mile, out-and-back from South Lake to Upper Treasure Lakes.

Location:

Inyo Nation Forest
John Muir Wilderness Area

Pictures:

Getting up to Upper Treasure Lakes was very scenic, but also a little challenging. From Lower to Upper, it's a "use" trail that really doesn't seem to get much use. The trail follows the creek, but we missed a critical turn at the top. We should have turned left (at one point, I actually started to go back left but it really didn't seem right). Instead, we stayed to the right along the wall. Eventually, I realized we were too high and we had to cut across a boulder field. Sadie didn't like that. I had to lift her from one boulder to the next quite a few times. She learned quick and would move away from the edge of the rock before I could grab her (she didn't want to be carried any more than I wanted to carry her). This took a while and we were exhausted when we got to camp. But what a camp. One of the best I've been to. Small depressions among the trees and out of the wind, right next to the lake. Pretty nice. Going back, we managed to stay on the trail and it was much easier.