Timeline

Album Published July 16, 2020

Murphy Lake

Trailhead: Green Mountain
Distance: 11.2 mi
Elevation Change: 2,420' There is another route, but this is the one I took. Hike up the Green Mountain trail to the junction with the Tonahutu Creek Trail. Head north. The trail goes around Big Meadow then through the burn scar from 2013. After more than seven miles, the trail climbs to treeline. At about 11,400' elevation, leave the trail and countour southwest. Pass two unnamed ponds and continue across alternating talus and grassy fields to Murphy Lake.

Album Published July 12, 2020

Haynach Lake (4 new items)

Trailhead: Green Mtn
Distance: 8.7 mi
Elevation Change: 2,260' The Green Mtn trail goes 1.8 miles to Big Meadows, where it meets the Tonahutu Creek Trail. Head north for six tenths of a mile to the next trail junction. Head east, continuing up Tonahutu Creek and through the Big Meadows burn scar. Watch for the spur trail that heads north to Haynach Lake.

Album Published June 17, 2020

"Beautiful Lake Marv", "Zone Lake", and "Joyce's Pond" (3 new items)

These three lakes are officially unnamed.

Album Published May 30, 2020

Cub Lake

Trailhead: Cub Lake
Distance: 2.3 mi
Elevation Change: 540' The trail heads south at first then turns west, passing beside a series of beaver ponds. After this mostly flat section, the trail rises through an aspen grove before arriving at the eastern end of Cub Lake. This area was burned during the Fern Lake fire of 2012.

Album Published January 1, 2020

"Beautiful Lake Marv", "Zone Lake", and "Joyce's Pond"

These three lakes are officially unnamed.

Album Published September 18, 2019

Lake Dunraven, 'Whiskey Lake', and 'Scotch Lake'

Trailhead: Dunraven (North Fork)

Lake Dunraven
Distance: 11.1 mi
Elevation Change: 3.360' From Lost Lake, use the trail on the south side of the lake, past the campsites, and climb to the bench that holds Husted. Cross the stream at the southern end of the wetlands. Use game trails to cross the willow and skirt the krummholz. Climb the wide gulley to the top of the ridge. Descend the gentle slope to the southern shore of Lake Dunraven.

'Whiskey Lake'
Distance: 11.5 mi
Elevation Change: 3,640'
From Lake Dunraven, I crossed the stream close to Dunraven and went up the tundra ramp up to Whiskey.

'Scotch Lake'
Distance: 11.7 mi
Elevation Change: 3,720'
I crossed the outlet to the east side of Whiskey and then south to a shallow tundra ramp up to Scotch Lake.

Album Published August 31, 2019

Hourglass Lake

From Spruce Lake climb to about 9800' and contour around Castle Rock. Proceed up Spruce Canyon to the outlet of Hourglass Lake. Climb about 800' to the lake.

Album Published August 30, 2019

Spruce Lake (1 new item)

**Trailhead:** Fern Lake
**Via:** Fern Lake
**Distance:** 4.8 mi
**Elevation Change:** 1,510'
The spur trail to Spruce Lake is actually a hundred yards or so short of Fern Lake. This is a very pretty trail but can be difficult to follow at times, particularly a cairn marked section through a boulder field. The trail also passes through a few marshy spots with boardwalks.

Album Published August 29, 2019

Album Published August 26, 2019

Ptarmigan Tarn

Trailhead: Bear Lake
Via: Lake Helene
Distance: 3.6 mi
Elevation Change: 1,473' At Lake Helene, cross the outlet and follow the fairly well-defined trail along the west shore. As the trail rises it begins to fade and there are few cairns to mark the way. But route finding is not difficult, and there is little willow or krummholz to bar the way.