Ted's Hiking World Lower Twin Lake
Desolation Wilderness

July 1, 2025

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Reflections in the meadow

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Mosquito Alley

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Grouse Lake drainage

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Nice doggie

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We'll never make it to Shangri-La

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Giant Red Indian Paintbrush *
Meadow Sweet and some Mountain Pride

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"Backyard Falls", so named because that's where I would like them to be

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Beautiful even in death

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"Square Fall"

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Spreading Phlox *
Labrador Tea

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South Silver Creek

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Lower Twin Lake, framed by Little Pyramid Peak and the Gray Wall

The place known as Shangri-La is at the top of the distant cascade.

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The red coloration is iron-related

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Up there is Mount Price, 9979'

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The outlet crossing is impassable today

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Back the way we came

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The Heather Patch

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Trying to find a crossing

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Well, it didn't work out; but today no one was injured

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This tree probably has some stories to tell

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Grouse Creek again

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Wandering Daisy *
Rose Spirea

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They have forged well ahead, but I have the car key

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Woolly Sunflower *
Arroyo Lupine

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Purdy's Penstemon

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Beginning the last lap

All the rest were shot in the final minutes:

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Sierra Stonecrop *
Mountain Prettyface

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Sulfur Buckwheat *
Sierra Mariposa Lily

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Lodgepole Pine *
Corn Lily

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Alpine Bistort *
Small Camas

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Brewer's Lupine *
Crimson Columbine

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Alpine Lily *
Arrowleaf Ragwort

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Dark-Throated Shooting Star *
Twolobe Larkspur

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Broadleaf Lupine *
Chick Lupine

Only 25 flower varieties were logged today.

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The informally named Channel Bridge is fully repaired from snow damage

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