Ted's Hiking World Enchanted Pools Loop
Desolation Wilderness

July 20, 2023

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Blazing new ground?

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Wetter than usual at the Smith Lake drainage

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This is the land of the dikes

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I call this Back Yard Falls, because that's where I want it to be

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First view of the big cascade

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Into the Japanese Garden

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Lower Twin Lake

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I haven't seen that little waterfall before

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The only camper at Twin Lakes right now

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There will be no crossing here today...

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... or here, either

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Searching for a crossing point

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Found a spot!  I have used this one previously

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Back on track now

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Camas Lily *
Woolly Sunflower

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The Gang of Seven approaches *
That's the wrong way!

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The falls at Upper Enchanted Pool

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The whole picture

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No, I didn't fall into the creek; I found this crossing instead

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A bit tricky, but doable

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One of my favorite places...

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Middle Enchanted Pool

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Lower Enchanted Pool

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On the home stretch

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English Daisy

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Oscar has all his teeth... *
...but his grandma over at Kearsarge Pass does not

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They found their own way back

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No kayakers today

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