The Eagle Cap Wilderness! The Best of the Best!
Hidden Lake
(Actually, these pictures begin at our campsite a Upper Mirror Lake and take us over Horton Pass, down into
the valley and back up to Hidden Lake itself.)
A look at just the beginning of Horton Pass. |
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Looking down on Upper Mirror Lake from above. |
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Looking down now from far above! |
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A look down the valley where we entered this area. We won't see it again for a number of miles. |
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We now have to descend clear down into this valley, then climb back up to the lake which is just below the furtherest out peaks in this pic. |
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The particular valley was absolutely alive with color. Flowers were late because of the excessive snow load in the Wallowas, and we hit just at the right time. |
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During the evening 'walkabout' we stumbled onto this pothole lake that still had a snowdrift across about half the lake. |
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In the morning, some of the locals came drifting across the end of the valley. But not too close! |
Blackjack uses Little Brother's rump as a pillow. I doubt he asked LB for permission. |
Last shot of the two hidden lakes before heading over the pass to Blue & Minam Lakes. |