Twin Lakes are two lakes (duh!) situated just below the ridge
that includes Mount Silliman and Twin Peaks (it's the double
mint campsite!). The larger lake, appropriately named Big Lake,
is clear and looked like a great swimming lake.
Little Lake
is more marshy & less accessible, but no less beautiful. We
got into camp early enough to explore the scenery a little.
Though you can't really see Silliman Pass or Mount Silliman from
the Twin Lakes area, Twin Peaks is a stunning landmark.
The camp site I chose was situated with great views of Big Lake
and Twin Peaks, & I shot several pictures of each from camp.
There was only one other party at Twin Lakes, so it was a fairly
peaceful afternoon and evening. Apparently they came to use the
bear box which was in our camp site in the early evening, but I
was out cold by then. When I woke up once in the middle of the
night, the full moon through the trees looked like a promising
picture to me, but the result isn't as nice as I'd have liked.
wildlife: bugs, a few fish, birds, squirrels
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