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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: October 24, 1999
- Miles Hiked: 5.0
- Elevation Gain: 1,440'
- Hiking Partner(s): None
- Description:
- I lied. The weather has
been entirely to nice to not get a little more hiking in this
year. I don't typically repeat the same hike, but I wanted to stay
relatively close to Sandpoint because of the limited daylight and game 2
of the world series is on tonight. Beyond this, when I made it to
Harrison earlier this year, I never really got to see the lake because it
was still frozen over. So I decided to go back up to Harrison Lake
which is 20 miles up the Pack River Road north of Sandpoint (ID).
- There was very little snow this
time with only small amounts accumulating on the north sides of the
mountains. The fall colors were excellent to view, and the trail
is well maintained. There were signs at the trailhead and at the
lake restricting camping sites at the lake. It appears as thought
Harrison is actually a very popular hike and the area around the lake
has been abused for several years. The Forest Service has a
project together to limit access and use of the surroundings in order to
restore the lake and camp sites around it.
- I made it to the lake in 1 hour
and 5 minutes where it was a little colder and the wind was slightly
blowing. As I ate my lunch, the 7,292' Harrison Peak looked
awfully tempting to scramble up to. I decided just to relax and
not attempt to climb the peak. It was already late in the day, and
with no established trail, I could just see myself getting lost out
there and having to spend the night. I certainly didn't want to do
that because of the cold, and also because I was still kind of freaked out
from renting the "The Blair Witch Project."
- On the way back down, I
backtracked at the junction of the north route trail to see if I could
locate my turnaround location from the October 3, 1998 hike. I
found the rocks that we had our lunch after less than a quarter of a
mile. We were very close.
- I made it back down to the
Trooper in 45 minutes then drove back and got ready to watch the Yankees
beat the Braves. Well, we will see what happens next weekend,
maybe I'm still not done with 1999.
- Maps:
- Click here to view a 2D map of
the area where this hike is located.
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3D map of
the area where this hike is located.
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