We took a boat out to Lightning Creek, setup camp and then climb up to Desolation Peak. Trail was in good condition. No snow until you get to the saddle pass Desolation camp. Snow was intermittent and should be gone in a couple of weeks. We did it with just our hiking shoes, we did bring up our gaiters, but it was not needed.
There were only two running creeks on the way up, one was a trickle, and the other was running ok. Will probably be dry in the next couple of weeks so maybe pack water.
Beautiful Views and the weather was perfect.
We returned back to Lightning Creek and left the following morning. We ended up doing 34 miles total in two days and around 6500 feet of elevation gain. Fun hike but tiring!
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Thanks for your report. Do you remember how far away from camp the bigger creek was?
Posted by:
mmills on Jun 15, 2024 06:16 PM
There was no source of water about a mile before Desolation camp. There was still some snow that could be melted down about a 3/4 mile from Desolation Camp until you got to Desolation Peak. Would be best to fill up water on the last stream while heading up. The bigger creek was about 1.5 miles from the start of the climb up.
Posted by:
Jenkysc on Jun 15, 2024 06:26 PM
Thank you!
Posted by:
mmills on Jun 16, 2024 02:09 PM