Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, California
hyatt lake a.k.a. "paradise"
august 4, 2005–back for more–the sierra. a three night and four day romp through the emigrant wilderness. my guide was a seasoned veteran, having hiked this particular stretch of wood at least once per year for the last twenty-five. our destination: hyatt lake. our route: west fork of cherry creek, through cherry canyon, over the saddle, and down yonder into hyatt lake (the second patch of trees northwest of the saddle). we followed duck markers and meandered our way around great granite boulders. we rested beneath the greatest of these–finding relief in the cool shade of their shadows. each relief boulder was also a marker along our route which denny ticked off with glee as we caught our breath. one of these–the halfway marker–denny spoke of with apprehension, a slight tremble to his voice, "the jungle". in "the jungle", mosquitos could eat a person alive should they spent too much time trying to navigate through it’s dense green soup of ferns and fronds.
hyatt lake is a beautiful oasis in a granite desert. the water is pristine and catching fish was almost too easy. we made camp (a site that had been set up by denny the year before) and i recieved the grand tour. click here to see photos of the lake and sorrounding areas, including cherry canyon, the west and east forks of cherry creek, hyatt lake, and misc. bodies of water east of the lake.
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