Three Night/Four Day Backpack/Scramble Trip - 6/15/2021-6/18/2021
Eagle Creek Trailhead - West Oval Lake - Oval Pass - Star Lake - Tuckaway Lake - Eagle Pass - Eagle Creek Trailhead
Side Trips to Courtney and Oval Peaks
6/17 And 6/18 Very Hot
Eagle Creek Trailhead - West Oval Lake (6/15)
Use of Logjam Downstream Of Trail Ford of Eagle Creek ~4000 ft Advisable
Numerous Blowdowns on Trail, Primarily After Eagle Creek/Oval Creek Trail Junction
Patchy Snow Starting at ~5300 ft
West Oval Lake Mostly Frozen, Significant Snow Cover On All But Southeastern Aspects of Basin
West Oval Lake - Star Lake (6/16)
Steep Snowfields With Early Solar Exposure Covering Basin East of Oval Pass
Ridgeline and Southern Slopes Clear Of Snow
Meadows Immediately Below Star Lake Basin Clear of Snow, Lake Basin Mostly Snow Covered, Lake Fully Frozen
Courtney Peak (6/16)
Southeast Ridge Snow Free
Oval Peak From Star Lake Camp (6/17)
Abandoned Scaffold Ridge Trail Difficult to Follow in Places, Numerous Blowdowns, Upper Sections Snow-Covered
Basin Southeast of Oval Peak Mostly Snow Covered
South Ridge and Southeast Face of Oval Mostly Snow-Free, Limited Snowfields Immediately East of South Ridge and High on Southeast Face
Star Lake - Tuckaway Lake (6/17)
Blowdowns on Chelan Summit Trail, Basin Immediately West of Gray Peak Snow-Covered, Patchy Snow Cover in Tuckaway Lake Basin
Very Hot By Mid-Afternoon
Tuckaway Lake - Eagle Pass - Eagle Creek Trailhead (6/18)
Very Hot Day
Sheltered and Northerly Aspects of Basin South of Battle Mountain Snow Covered
Trail Lost Under Snow After Crossing Over Eagle Pass - Our Party Followed Eagle Creek Down Valley Until Meeting The Trail ~5800 ft
Numerous Blowdowns on Trail
Large Log Immediately Downstream of Trail Ford of Eagle Creek Above Oval/Eagle Junction Useful For Crossing
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