08-15-2008, 05:36 AM
Thanks for the warm welcome.
The hike starts at about 7800 and is 3 miles to lake #1, at 8800 feet. 99% of the fish are in lake 1. Lake 2 has a handful of fish, but is about 1/2 mile further and 200 feet higher. Lake 3 is the prettiest of all, and about 1/4 mile further. According to Fish & Game website, fish were planted here up to 1996, but it must be too shallow. We saw no fish, just lots of frogs. Lake 4 is slightly further and higher still, and has no fish.
The lakes are heavily visited by campers and day hikers in July - August. While technically not wilderness, there are no improvements of any kind.
Interestingly, there are (supposedly) only 6 alpine lakes in all of Idaho South of the Snake River. The 4 Independence Lakes, Lake Cleveland (on Mt. Harrison, a short distance from Independence), and Bloomington Lake, near Bear Lake.
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The hike starts at about 7800 and is 3 miles to lake #1, at 8800 feet. 99% of the fish are in lake 1. Lake 2 has a handful of fish, but is about 1/2 mile further and 200 feet higher. Lake 3 is the prettiest of all, and about 1/4 mile further. According to Fish & Game website, fish were planted here up to 1996, but it must be too shallow. We saw no fish, just lots of frogs. Lake 4 is slightly further and higher still, and has no fish.
The lakes are heavily visited by campers and day hikers in July - August. While technically not wilderness, there are no improvements of any kind.
Interestingly, there are (supposedly) only 6 alpine lakes in all of Idaho South of the Snake River. The 4 Independence Lakes, Lake Cleveland (on Mt. Harrison, a short distance from Independence), and Bloomington Lake, near Bear Lake.
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