http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/ Have Blog. Will Travel. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-76025 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:15:47 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-76025 Have you or do you know anyone who has hiked over Sawtooth Ridge from Canyon Creek into Stuart Fork? I am looking to do it this summer, but would like some info. I have hiked Canyon Creek and Stuart Fork, rotating every summer for the past 5 years and have been looking to combine the two trips into one big one. Any thoughts.

]]> http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-53318 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:15:05 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-53318 I once attended the Mormon Pageant held each year in Palmyra, New York. The seating attendants were mostly church members from Utah. I vividly remember the most prevalent comment from most of them was “they couldn’t believe how green things were in the east. So your comment about “the amazing colors” is right on. In fact the leaves are turning in the North Country as we communicate. Keep up your good work.

]]> http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-53219 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:42:37 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-53219 Tom I sure agree that the Adirondacks … ROCK! I grew up in Plattsburgh NY and hiked up Algonquin a few times (but never Mt. Marcy) and camped in the maple forest. One thing we don’t have out here is that amazing fall color.

]]> http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-53163 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:15:54 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-53163 It is a wonderful place to hike and lose yourself. However, as a New Yorker I have had the privilage to canoe the largest wilderness region East of the rockies and the largest forest preserve in the 50 states and seclude myself hundreds of miles from civilization in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, perhaps the most beautiful place on earth, and I have been to just about every state and several European destinations. The Adirondacks, declared forever wild by the State of New York, is larger that the 5 largest US National Parks, including Yellowstone and is a stop everyone that appreciates the great outdoors should put on their schedules before they die. But once they die they will probably land in a place just like this.

]]> http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52874 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:31:44 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52874 Thx Paul – sounds like a great future trip! I’d not even heard of them before. Ever since I moved West – about 25 years ago – I have really enjoyed the sweeping granite scenery that you generally don’t find back East. Climbing Katahdin in Maine was an exception – it really felt like I was hiking in the Sierra Mtns out here.

]]> http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52845 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:55:36 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52845 Ah, that brings back pleasant memories…did a weeklong backpack into Grizzly Lake/Meadow not too far from Canyon Creek Lakes some years back, the Trinity Alps are indeed awesome. There is a spot of comparable beauty, though not nearly as large, to the North. If you have never checked out the Enchantments near Leavenworth, WA they are well worth the drive. It is highly regulated, however, and you must procure a permit to get in, but lots of massive granite, pristine high alpine lakes, Mountain goats and breathtaking scenery. If you like the Trinities you’ll love the Enchantments. They are aptly named.

]]> http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52795 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:11:16 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52795 Thx Pua!

]]> http://joeduck.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52296 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:02:50 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/above-lower-canyon-creek-lake-looking-south/#comment-52296 great post and photo! very enticing to put the hiking boots on ourselves. looking forward to hearing from you about more hawaii trips. our ‘best hawaii vacation blog’ visitors do too. aloha, pua

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