Bobby Lake to Irish Lake

Our second day was hiking from Bobby Lake to Irish Lake with a stop at Charlton Lake (13 miles).

Nanc cleaning the dust off at Charlton Lake.

American Three-toed Woodpecker in tree at Charlton Lake.

Charlton Butte through snags from the 1996 Charlton Butte Fire.

 We had about 3 miles of the Charlton Butte Fire to hike through in the afternoon on a very warm day.  We both were a little pink and ready for camp after that!

Tom on the PCT through the Charlton Butte Fire.

Crane Prairie Reservoir from Charlton Butte Fire near Lily Lake.

We camped at the north end of Irish Lake, just inside the Three Sisters Wilderness Area.  Unfortunately, someone was camped at the primitive campground between Irish & Taylor Lakes that liked to target shoot, so we got to listen to gun fire for 2 to 3 hours that afternoon!  The swim in the lake was quite refreshing after a hot afternoon of hiking!

Two views of Irish Lake near our campsite.

  We were in the tent both nights by 7 PM to try and keep the mosquito bites to a minimum.  I guess it helped, but we both still ended up with numerous bites!