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I day tripped it in there in the seventies, but that’s so long ago what little I could tell you probably wouldn’t apply any more. Even if I remember correctly.
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i also caught a brookie that had a big head. So that lake is overcrowded.
Are you interested in filing a survey report that will go to the biologist? If so, email me and I’ll assign you a user name and password to fill out high lake surveys.
There’s nothing more frustrating then when a big fish comes up and hits the bobber instead of the fly. I’ve also seen fish hit the wake the line makes where it enters the water when I’m fishing with a lure. That makes me think they aren’t always keying on the shape of the fly as much as the disturbance on top of the water.
Mossback, I think Bob Heirman and crew stocked Pinnacle and we don’t have the records. I’ll do some checking on that.
The first thing I do is try to avoid the brush. Instead of valleys look to see if there is an alternate route up a ridge. Ridges shed water and downed timber so they are generally easier to walk.
If the huckleberries are wet there is no really good answer to what clothes to wear. In recent years I’ve been fooling around with soft shells to see if they would offer an alternative to raingear that would shed water from the brush and not be prone to be picked full of holes by devils club and breath at the same time. Well, plowing through brush seems to put pressure behind the water so it is forced right through soft shells. I actually like many of the soft shell materials, but they don’t help much in brush. I’ll put on raingear unless it is just too hot in which case I’ll just get wet.
Clothes should be all synthetic right down to your underwear. I like long pants that are narrow or even elastic at the bottom so they sort of act like gaiters in keeping debris out of my boots. I wear long sleeved nylon shirts. I don’t use gloves. I figure a few devils club thorns in the hands never hurt anyone.
It has brookies. The trail has a lot of roots and can get muddy if it is wet so be prepared with decent footwear.
I haven’t been there, but I do know people who have camped there so there is a place to camp. It seems to me I remember people camping at the upper lake.
The Trail Blazers put together, in conjunction with the Forest Service, a brochure called The Off Trail Challenge. We’re trying to get the FS to post it at trail heads to give it a higher profile:
When you step off a wilderness trail and head out cross-country, you are leaving a path built for the convenience of hikers like yourself. Just a few feet outside the trail corridor you will enter a wild and often inhospitable landscape. Here you will find no alterations to the terrain intended to make travel and camping easier, no signs pointing the way. This is no-trace country! Don’t mark your path. In the pathless wilderness “routes” should stay in your head or on a map, not on the ground or by leaving flagging everywhere. When you go, be prepared and take essential items to survive in conditions that might not be favorable, and know your limitations. Remember you’re entering a last remnant of wild America. Treat it with respect. If we all strive to leave no sign of our visit, it will remain permanently untamed for all to enjoy.
Hey the Frank Church is a HUGE area I need more clues. ❓ ❓ I’ve spent several weeks hiking in the Frank Church over the years…
I’m looking forward to your pics.
I’ve hiked on a bit of it closer to Gold, but I haven’t been all they way between Dorothy and Gold. That’s a brushy valley, there’s no way to get up there without having to fight some brush. My suggestion would be to follow the way trail as far as you can and then follow the logical route up to the lake. Typically, you’ll pick up the route again in a short distance.
And be sure to pull the damn litter some people insist on leaving off the trees.
