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Boys Trip 2004
Boys Trip 2004
Sphinx Lakes, Kings Canyon
September 16-22, 2004
Andy (Bell), Brad (Bennett), Bobby (Childs), U-Tom (Foster), Rick (Jones), Tom (Pulliam), Kenny (VanDroff)
- Day 1: Left Trail Head @8:30AM. Long Climb, ~4600 feet to Lake 1 (Sphinx). Starts out with the sand flats, over a few wooden bridges. The long switch backs to Bubbs Creek. Then another long climb to the Sphinks Creek crossing. Two headwalls up (lots of granite walking) to Lake 1.
Got in about 4:30PM
- Day 2: Left Camp about 10AM and climbed up to lake 4. Got in about noon. Fishing was great! First 10 casts, 8 fish. The weather started to look bad, lots of dark clouds. We abondoned out plan to go to lake 6 and camp on the ledge. Stayed at shelter campsite between lake 3 and lake 4. About 11PM the snow started. Snowed all night.
- Day 3: Stayed at lake 4. Took small day hikes in the snow and spent a lot of time in and out of tents.
- Day 4: Woke up to clear skies and sun! Day hikes over to lake 6 and fished. Good size (10-14 in) trout and lots of them. Out of camp at 3PM and hiked down to lake 1. Got in about 5PM and the
snow started flying again, real big flakes and quick accumulation. Stopped a hour later and the sun did come out for a hour or so.
- Day 5: Left camp abut 11AM and did the big drop to the trails end. Got to the cars about 4PM.
A great web site with maps and trail info.
Day 1, The climb to Sphinks Lake #1
Day 1, Sphinks Lake #1
Day 2, Trail to Lake 4
Day 2 at Lake 4
Day 3, In the snow At Lake 4
Day 4, Day hike to Lake 6
Day 4, At Lake 4
Day 4, Back to Lake 1
Day 5, At Lake 1
Day 5, the long drop out of Sphinks Lakes
Day 5, Trails End
Day 5, The End
