Grand Sawtooth Loop (almost)
Jen and I (Mary) set out on our hike into the Idaho Sawtooth Mountains from the Grand Jean trailhead at 1020 AM on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 (Day 1). We started in a light drizzle, with rain gear on and ominous clouds. This loop would typically start up to the Trail Chain Lakes and require 7-8 days. Due to having only 6 days available, we opted to cut a corner, and hike up the Baron Creek Trail to Baron Lakes. 1 hour and 20 min into our hike, we had the weather improve, so we stopped to get out of the rain gear. We hiked until 4:30 PM, getting into camp (large enough for one tent and one small tarp) in time to break camp just before the weather turned south again. We covered 9 miles and climbed more than 2,500 feet our first day. We woke on Day 2's (Thursday's) morning to fog in the valley. What a beautiful setting for our breakfast! We started hiking Thursday at 9:30 AM, and broke for an early snack at Baron Lake. Again, so beautiful! We resumed our hike, and quickly came to...
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