Black Creek/Bubble Lake 10-12 September 2009


1. 10AM heading out for Brush Creek trailhead

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3. South Fork conflence

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8. Black bear sow with cub (zoom and shaky hand!)

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11. Day 1 campsite - confluence of Middle & North forks

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17. Waterfall from Bubble Lake

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19. First gully

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22. star gentians (note too Dan's tennis shoes)

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30. first view of Bubble Lake

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35. same goat on summit

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39. headwall above Bubble Lake

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43. return of the goats

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62. the 'dismal swamp' was pretty dry

63. day 2 - campsite

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66. spruce cathedral

67. CCC trail work from the 1930's

68. Black Lake

69. view back to the high country

Video: Bubble Lake panorama (47MB)