Treasure Lakes

We drove up to South Lake in Inyo National Forest to hike up to Treasure Lakes from the Bishop Pass Trailhead. We went to the lower 2 Treasure Lakes, as the route to the upper lakes was very steep and covered in snow. 6.25 miles with 1,300 ft of overall gain. We saw 2 backpackers hiking out on our way  up the trail and had the lakes to ourselves for over an hour. We met 6 hikers on our way down the trail. A very quiet day.

View from next to the trailhead. Off to a beautiful start! 

We started on the Bishop Pass Trail for the first 0.8 miles, going along South Lake. I'm loving the Eastern Sierras!

Part way up the trail, we entered the John Muir Wilderness.

Trail junction with the Treasure Lakes trail

View towards the south

view to the north, South Lake

We had many water crossings through the forest on our way to Treasure Lakes.

South Fork Bishop Creek

Parts of the trail were a gentle grade, 

and other parts were steep.

Enjoying the granite boulders and peaks.

upper South Fork Bishop Creek

looking downstream from the bridge crossing

Bridge over the South Fork Bishop Creek

view upstream

Such beautiful views!

small pond before Treasure Lakes

Between the pond and Treasure Lakes we had some snow fields to cross.

Early view at Treasure Lakes

We spent over an hour walking along the two lower Treasure Lakes, so many fabulous views!

view from our lunch spot

Hiking back down the trail, view of South Lake

Enjoying the views around us

back at the pond

A wonderful hike in the Eastern Sierras!

a sun halo above us 

some of the wildflowers, fungi and flora we saw along the trail today: