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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: September 3,
2000
- Miles Hiked: 10.0
- Elevation Gain: 2,590'
- Hiking Partner(s): None
- Description:
- I initially titled this trip report "Twin Peaks" and have renamed it
"Bee Hive Lakes (2)". I never made it to the summit of the Twin
Peaks. From the maps you will see that I made it to a saddle at
7,030', about 600' below the taller of the two at 7,599'. I
was a little discouraged at not making it to the top, but there were
three main factors that made me decide to call it a day just short of my
goal.
- In no particular order, they are as follows . . . . . .
weather, time, and experience. The weather wasn't cooperating the
greatest, and some backpackers that I talked to at upper Bee Hive Lake
actually said they got about two inches of snow dumped on them the night
before. As a result, this was my first hike in the snow this fall,
so boulder hopping and footing becomes much more difficult on wet and
icy rocks. Next, I didn't hit the trail until 1:00 p.m. This
is a very rare time for me to hike as I usually go early in the morning,
but anyway I was running a little short on time. And finally, I
approached the Twin Peak from the wrong side, and when I reached the
saddle I realized that it was much steeper than first perceived.
Since I really have no technical climbing experience, I thought it would
be pretty stupid to forge on and risk getting hurt. I think that
coming up from the east side would have been a much better route after
looking at the mountain again when I climbed down.
- The Twin Peaks are located north
of Sandpoint (ID) with access from the Pack River Road. I actually used
the trail that leads to Bee Hive Lakes to get close to the peaks. It has
been two years since I was on this particular trail, so I thought it
would be a good one to revisit and try and scramble beyond the lake. There
were a lot of downed logs on the path, and it seemed
extremely overgrown in some sections.
- Although I didn't reach my goal, I
did get above 7,000' again, and the views were still spectacular.
Seeing Bee Hive Lake from above was beautiful, and the opposite side of
the saddle I was on dropped at least 1,000' straight down. Unless
you studied your topo maps a lot, this is something that you would never
know from just hiking to the lake.
- Maps:
- Click here to view a 2D map of
the area where this hike is located.
- Click here to view a
second 2D map of
the area where this hike is located.
- Photographs:
- This photo is actually from my 1998
hike. Since is was fairly overcast, none of the pictures turned
out too great. Anyway, here is a shot from the lake to the peak I
was trying to climb. It is a lot steeper once you get up there.
- This photo is taken from the saddle back
down to upper Bee Hive Lake.
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