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TO TRAILHEAD: From Sonora, go 30 mi. E on CA 108 to Summit Ranger Sta. in Pinecrest. Get permit; backtrack S on CA 108 to Crabtree Rd. (FR 4N26). Turn L; go 5 mi., then L (staying on FR 4N26) @ Aspen Pack Sta. In 3 mi., turn R to Crabtree trailhead.
Location: 38.178589, -119.906899
Head N from Crabtree trailhead (7,180 ft.) toward Bell Creek bridge to begin southward climb
CBL002
Location: 38.176479, -119.906303
Cross Emigrant Wilderness boundary, then traverse ridgeline of tall red firs and cedars
CBL003
Location: 38.168369, -119.905899
Begin 300-foot ascent into narrowing gully
CBL004
Location: 38.165249, -119.900703
Straight @ trail marker for Camp and Bear Lakes, bearing E
CBL005
Location: 38.164452, -119.891502
Stroll through a serene glade of quaking aspens
CBL006
Location: 38.165249, -119.882500
Fuel up @ Camp Lake (7,590 ft) in a shallow basin with pine-laced granite terraces
CBL007
Location: 38.165009, -119.879303
Don't miss: Concealed outcrop with sweeping vistas of Pine Valley's sloping white marble crags and forest that's regenerating from the 2003 Mountain Fire
CBL008
Location: 38.166161, -119.877899
Continue N @ trail marker for Bear Lake across fields of yellow and "wandering" daisies, big blue lupines
CBL009
Location: 38.172989, -119.872803
Note large, stacked boulder formations on L
CBL010
Location: 38.174400, -119.866898
Bear Lake (8,100 ft.): Alpine gem locked in by lodgepoles and boulders near headwaters of Lily Creek; set up camp on NE side
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