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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: September 19, 1998
- Miles Hiked: 7.0
- Elevation Gain: 1,100'
- Hiking Partner(s): Brendon Chaney
- Description:
- To get to Bottleneck Lake you need to
drive north of Sandpoint (ID) to Naples (ID), head west from there, and go by the Deep
Creek Resort. I am told that this is where all of the FBI agents stayed
during the Ruby Ridge incident several years ago. On the way to the trail
head, there is a short hike into Snow Falls which I have done on a couple occasions now with family and friends.
- From this point on, Brendon and I
pretty much became hiking partners and planned our Saturday mornings around
walking in the woods. This particular day was actually very overcast and
rainy, and we even contemplated going on after we got a few miles up the
trail. We decided we should stop being a couple of cry babies and continue
onward.
- It wasn't a difficult hike, but it did get wet and marshy in
some places on the trail. The grade was gradual until you got to about 1 mile from
the lake where it increased some. Bottleneck Lake is located in a
granite cirque, and if the weather had permitted, we would have scrambled up to
Bottleneck Peak for more views.
- Maps:
- The 3D map faces north, and you
can see Snow Lake in it also.
- Click here to view a 2D map of
the area where this hike is located.
- Click here to view a
3D map of
the area where this hike is located.
- Photographs:
- As
you will be able to tell from this picture of Bottleneck
Lake, it was an overcast day and we were more concerned with staying dry
than taking photos.
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