The Lakes Basin
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About This Trip:
A little known biological region is tucked away in the northern Sierra Nevada and I can take you there. While most people are crowding into Lake Tahoe or Yosemite Valley, the Lakes Basin area of the Feather River is virtually empty. Located near Yuba Pass along Highway 49 this area is home to over 23 lakes. From our comfortable group campsite we are right in the center of numerous streams, lakes and waterfalls. The summer wildflowers literally spill from lake to lake. We hike through the montane meadows and open forests to high mountain vistas. We will visit the nearby Sierra Valley; one of the premier birding spots in California It is the largest alpine valley in North America, part of the continental crust that was dropped by the same faulting that raised the Sierra Nevada. Here are abundant Sandhill Cranes Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Wilson's Phalaropes, Black Terns, and a host of ducks and other marsh-birds. Another great highlight is a tour of the Plumas-Eureka State Park, Jamison Mine and historic Johnville. Some of us can take the challenging hike up the Sierra Buttes. Evenings are spent stargazing, sitting in front of the big fire and at least one night hike. We will spend a week thoroughly discovering this wonderful part of the world.
Here I am, once again hooping in strange places. This time, on top of the beautiful Sierra Buttes near the Lakes Basin.
This trip is currently Wait-List only.
Date Range: 07/22/2012 - 07/28/2012
Price: $500.00
Interested In This Trip?
Fill out the form on our trip registration page, and be sure to include "The Lakes Basin" in the classes/trips you are interested in.
