Beth Lake Bushwhack (7/16/2016)
Posted: July 17th, 2016, 10:10 am
Beth Lake is located in the Bull of the Woods Wilderness to the SE of South Dickey Peak. I had been there once before, way back in 1975, on a family backpacking trip when I was 17 years old. I have no idea what route we came in, and has become more of a mystery over the years given the terrain in the area. My son and I tried about ten years ago, but could not find the right place to drop down from the Bull of the Woods trail.
Yesterday (Saturday July 16, 2016) we made another attempt. Armed with a GPS (which failed to show the lake!) and Google Maps, we found it. We came in via the Pansy Basin Trail #551 and Dickey Lake Trail #549 up to Bull of the Woods Trail #550. The descent was tough - we ended up doing a lot of bushwhacking. Although we picked a clearer path on the way out, it was an incredibly steep climb. Well worth the effort though. Beautiful little lake with lots of smallish trout. We even got to see the resident otter.
At the trailhead Headed up the Dickey Lake Trail Half way down the descent to the lake. Looking across to Schreiner Peak. Beth Lake! My son packed in his float tube.
Yesterday (Saturday July 16, 2016) we made another attempt. Armed with a GPS (which failed to show the lake!) and Google Maps, we found it. We came in via the Pansy Basin Trail #551 and Dickey Lake Trail #549 up to Bull of the Woods Trail #550. The descent was tough - we ended up doing a lot of bushwhacking. Although we picked a clearer path on the way out, it was an incredibly steep climb. Well worth the effort though. Beautiful little lake with lots of smallish trout. We even got to see the resident otter.
At the trailhead Headed up the Dickey Lake Trail Half way down the descent to the lake. Looking across to Schreiner Peak. Beth Lake! My son packed in his float tube.