_JFR_:
10424 I set down my backpack outside the Echo Lake Chalet and went inside to check out some normal food
_JFR_:
10425 I got a pre-made turkey sandwich and a soda at the Echo Lake Chalet store and went outside to munch
_JFR_:
10427 I sat outside the Echo Lake Chalet and munched on a proper turkey sandwich - with mayo! Excellent!
_JFR_:
10428 I was hoping to take the water taxi to the far side of Echo Lake but I needed others to help - none arrived
_JFR_:
10435 Looking west over lower Echo Lake from the dam on a breezy day as I decide to hike instead of wait
_JFR_:
10454 Heading for the Desolation Wilderness on the Pacific Crest Trail along the shore of Echo Lake
_JFR_:
10462 There were many homes along the shore of Lower Echo Lake as I hiked north on the PCT near mile 1094
_JFR_:
10464 Naturally, the Echo Lake Water Taxi left soon after I gave up on waiting for it - Sigh
_JFR_:
10467 There was a tall rope swing along the shore of Lower Echo Lake, but I didn't like the rocks under the water
_JFR_:
10493 The Pacific Crest Trail didn't get many views of Upper Echo Lake due to the pine forest
_JFR_:
10496 After hiking three miles, I came to the side trail where I should have arrived in the Echo Lake Water Taxi
_JFR_:
10513 After six miles of hiking uphill, I enter the Desolation Wilderness north of Echo Lake at PCT mile 1097
_JFR_:
10528 I really hated this rocky section of Pacific Crest Trail between Echo Lake and Lake Aloha - annoying!
_JFR_:
10541 Finally, after the climb, the Pacific Crest Trail leveled out and was smooth and cruisey once again
_JFR_:
10552 View down toward Lake Margery, at PCT mile 1099, with Mount Tallac (9735 ft, right of center)
_JFR_:
10574 View south toward the dam at the far end of Lake Aloha - it was shallow and had many granite islands
_JFR_:
10576 It was breezy on Lake Aloha, so I sat down on that flat boulder to eat my lunch, with a view over the water
_JFR_:
10577 GoPro video while I was fly fishing with my Tenkara rod on Lake Aloha, in the Desolation Wilderness
_JFR_:
10578 GoPro shot of my ultralight 12 foot carbon fiber Tenkara-USA Iwana fly rod at Lake Aloha
_JFR_:
10580 Peakfinder Earth hybrid picture showing the distinctive peaks of the Crystal Range west of Lake Aloha
_JFR_:
10587 There was a duck feeding in the waters of a small side-pond next to Lake Aloha and the PCT
