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The Forest Service has closed the road at the Cherry Lake dam. We had to park there and hike an extra 4.3 miles to our trailhead.
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We decided to camp the first night at Lake Eleanor.
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Lupinus stiversii, HARLEQUIN LUPINE AND Chamaebatia foliolosa, MOUNTAIN MISERY
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Group at Lake Eleanor backpacker camp.
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Our Lake Eleanor camp was in an attractive area close to the lake.
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There were islands close to shore, but the water was much too cold to attempt swimming to them.
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Perfectly balanced cairn on the shore of Lake Eleanor.
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Lake Eleanor is full right to the brim
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Waterfall in Kibbe Creek which flows into Lake Eleanor from the north.
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Lupinus sp. LUPINE. North shore of Lake Eleanor.
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Smoky fire, Lake Eleanor camp.
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Carol, rocks near Lake Eleanor camp.
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Lupinus stiversii, HARLEQUIN LUPINE AND Chamaebatia foliolosa, MOUNTAIN MISERY
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Agoseris grandiflora, MOUNTAIN DANDELION
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Burnt bark, Ponderosa pine.
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Erosion on road between Cherry Lake dam and Kibbe Ridge trailhead.
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Nymphalis californica, CALIFORNIA TORTOISESHELL.
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Cherry Lake seen from road to Kibbe Ridge trailhead.
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Leptosiphon ciliatus, WHISKER BRUSH.
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Ceanothus cordulatus, MOUNTAIN WHITETHORN
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Carol starting down our route through the burned area
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Jim, Paul and Kosta going through a stand of Ceanothus cordulatus, MOUNTAIN WHITETHORN
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View of Cherry Lake from our route down to Cherry Creek.
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Fresh bear scat.
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Meadow with Mimulus gutattus, SEEP-SPRING MONKEYFLOWER and Limnanthes alba, WHITE MEADOWFOAM.
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Limnanthes alba, WHITE MEADOWFOAM.
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Claytonia lanceolata, SPRING BEAUTY.
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Taricha sierrae, SIERRA NEWT.
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We camped on a wide ledge overlooking Cherry Creek.
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Annette enjoying a cool dip in the creek
