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2127 We spent the night in the Bootleg Campground on Highway 395 on our way south from Lake Tahoe
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2131 We took a walk to visit the Bootleg Campground host and he shared some Walker River Trout with Vicki
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2158 I dropped Vicki and the packs at the trailhead then parked in the Leavitt Meadows Trailhead backpacker lot
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2168 View downstream on the West Walker River from the footbridge at the Leavitt Meadows Campground
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2181 GoPro video as I cross the footbridge over the West walker River at the Leavitt Meadows Campground
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2192 The Watchtower looks ominous in the distance as we begin our hike on the West Walker River Trail
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2227 The Watchtower was off in the distance to the south, shrouded in what looked like storm clouds
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2243 It was a warm day and Vicki needed several breaks as the West Walker River Trail climbed higher
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2250 I left Vicki resting and hustled forward to the Secret Lake Trail so I could come back and carry her pack
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2267 Vicki didn't understand me and when I came back she was angry, but at least she was hiking uphill
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2276 I grabbed her pack and carried it up the hill, then she put it on as we entered the Hoover Wilderness
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2294 The main trail stayed on the west side, so naturally we hiked the fishermens path on the east side
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2298 Vicki came upon some wild roses that had already ripened into tasty rose hips, at Roosevelt Lake
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2299 There was a good spot to camp across the way next to the trail but we wanted some solitude
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2301 After a bit of a struggle along the eastern shore of Roosevelt Lake we came out near a good spot
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2304 There was an existing campsite up on a granite shelf above Roosevelt Lake, so we chose to camp there
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2307 Lane Lake and Roosevelt Lake are connected by s channel filled with driftwood, and no easy path across
