Blue Canyon and Blackcap Basin 2022
Blackcap Basin
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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The easiest day so far, but we needed a break! Nice route visiting many of the lakes in Blackcap Basin.
Journal Entry: Decided on a plan to visit a bunch of lakes in Blackcap Basin. Started with an easy hike on use trail up to large Pearl Lake. Continued to Division Lake and then Regiment Lake. Last uphill to Ewe and Ram Lakes with a view of Battalion Lake. Climbed the ridge south of Ram and Ewe Lakes for lunch and a view down the N. Fork Kings valley and over to Bighorn Lake. Followed close to the same route back, getting back to our camp at Portal Lake just before 2:00. Still haven’t seen anyone out here this whole trip, including an empty trailhead! Tomorrow we join the trail to start the trek out.
 view north over Pearl Lake (Mt. Reinstein in center) |
 Pearl Lake |
 frog in the grass |  view south from north end of Pearl Lake, Finger Peak far center |
 Division Lake from south shore |  Division Lake from above |
 Regiment Lake from west shore |  Battalion Lake and Regiment Lake, Finger Peak on right side |
 Ewe Lake (front), Ram Lake (back) |  Ram Lake and Ewe Lake from the south |
 Pearl Lake and Division Lake, view south |  Bighorn Lake (center distant) and Ram Lake |
 zoom on Finger Peak, Pearl Lake below |  North Fork Kings River valley, Division Lake |
 Ram Lake and Ewe Lake from the south |  Division Lake from outlet of Regiment Lake |
 marmot |  fat marmot |