Desolation Wilderness

Exploring one of the many wildernesses in northern California

 

 

General Info

  • Dates: 09/15/18 – 09/16/18
  • Destination Zone: Lake Schmidell
  • Permit: Can be obtained through recreation.gov (Permit is easy to obtain). Walk in permits also available. 
  • # of people: 7
  • Eagle Falls Trailhead -> Schmidell Lake 

Desolation Wilderness 2018 – Video Series

Videos I made of the backpacking trip to Desolation Wilderness:

  1. Day 1
  2. Day 2

 

Trip Details

  • The trail mileage didn’t seem that long, but it was longer than we expected. 
  • It got really cold at night, down to about -1 degree Celcius, and after dinner, we all went inside our own tents and didn’t come out until the next day. 
  • We took a different trail back.