Crystal Crag is a rocky formation that juts out of the Sierra range near our cabins and Chrystal Lake sits right at its base. We recently hiked in to Crystal Lake to picnic and try our luck at catching its esteemed Golden Trout.
The trail itself was an out and back 5 ½ mile round trip with a 600 ft elevation gain. Here’s a view of the crag (top, center) taken near the trailhead at Lake George. Crystal Lake is located just to the right of Crystal Crag.
The trail was listed as easy to moderate, but anytime you start an uphill hike at 9,000 feet you notice how little oxygen there is. Needless to say, we took our time! Here are the girls on the trail
And a little further on (is someone getting winded?)
The first reward came as we broke through the treeline! Lake George is in the foreground with Lake Mary behind (Crystal Crag Lodge is hidden in the trees at the bottom right corner of Lake Mary)
Here’s some more of the view from on high
Then, we reached the lake! Totally worth the effort!
We had our picnic
And Isabel climbed a tree
We fished, but alas, the Golden Trout evaded us this day! (we did see a few swimming in the creek though).
Isabel at Crystal Lake
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