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Desolation Wilderness 🏕️

Backpacked three days/two nights in Desolation Wilderness, CA. Climbing Horsetail Falls is rough and the mosquitoes were biting, but overall it was a fun trip.

My campsite at Ropi Lake, Desolation Wilderness
My campsite at Ropi Lake, Desolation Wilderness

Ropi Lake in the morning
Ropi Lake in the morning

Lake Aloha, Desolation Wilderness
Lake Aloha, Desolation Wilderness

The dock at Echo Lake, an entrance/exit to Desolation Wilderness
The dock at Echo Lake, an entrance/exit to Desolation Wilderness

The route I took
The route I took
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