Well, it finally happened, after much anticipation and planning.
We (accadacca, Chivato, KillEmAll, and myself) left Wednesday night (14th), and came back Saturday night (17th). We stayed overnight near the trailhead, and hiked in Thursday. The temperatures were as expected, sometimes a little colder. :cold: I think we were equipped good though. :bandit:
We started at Elkhart Park, followed the Pole Creek Trail for maybe 7 miles (?) and then bushwacked our way after the Sweeney Lakes for a couple of miles.
In general, we think we hiked in maybe 10 miles, 2 of which were pure trailblazing as we searched for a hidden spot. We dropped camp at what we thought was the right spot, but found out we were a mile off! :frustrated:
Friday, we found the original destination, but only had daypacks on. (Good thing, 'cause we were freakin' mountain men with the terrain we were crossing)
We fished about 5 lakes, including some no-names. On saturday, we hiked back up to Middle Sweeney Lake, to give us a better location to hike out of in case the snow storm hit... and it did hit. We ended up staying just part of the day at Middle Sweeney Lake, and hiked out after the SECOND snow storm passed.
The trip didn't go as planned, but we still had a great time :nod: , and know exactly what to plan for next time.
I won't bore you with a lot of reading, so be sure to read the captions on each picture for further detail
