pgibson
03-27-2014, 18:53
The 2014 (5th) annual Idaho Hang will cover the most ground of any hang so far. Starting Saturday, September 6th we will meet at the inlet transfer camp on the south end of Red Fish Lake. There are 2 options for reaching the transfer camp. The first option is to take the shuttle boat from Red Fish Lodge dock across the lake. This option will take less than 10 minutes once the shuttle leaves the lodge dock until it reaches the inlet dock just steps from the camp. The Shuttle leaves on demand for 2 or more hikers with a one way shuttle fee of $8.00 anytime between 7am and 8pm.
The second option is to hike around the west side of Red Fish lake. Roughly 4 miles of hiking from the lodge to the inlet camp.
We will spend the fist night at the inlet campground, hanging around the fire, and getting to know everyone.
Day number one (Sunday) of the hike will take us south through the sawtooths from the Red Fish Lake inlet to Crammer Lakes. The trail gently climbs gradually up Red Fish Canyon. Roughly 7 miles of hiking for the first day will take us to a lake basin that contains 3 lakes that step one to the next with a waterfall between the largest lakes.
Day Number 2 (Monday) of the hike will take us up out of the lake basin, over a pass and into another drainage full of lakes. This climb will take us from 8400' up to 9500' and then back down to 8500 for our next camp, roughly 8 miles. With dozens of lakes in the area we will have 2 layover days to relax (Tuesday & Wednesday) in this remote basin and explore several areas, peak bag, fish, and day hike the area.
Our third hiking day (Thursday)of hiking will take us several miles up and around Glens peak, past the 10 lake basin and into the Flytrip creek drainage. Another 7 mile day. One of the more remote drainages in all of the Sawtooths with several lakes to explore all reported to have great fishing. We again will take a layover day (Friday) with more opportunities to day hike, fish and peak bag.
Saturday, the final day of the hang, we will hike up out of the Flytrip basin, over a low pass on the side of Snowy Side peak, drop into the north alpine creek basin. We will hike past several lakes that will be worth taking a break to fish for Cutthroat and Arctic Grayling, we camped in this basin for the 3rd Idaho Hang. From there we will hike the final few miles out to the Alturas Lake trail head where we will have a shuttle car or two waiting to take hikers back to the Red Fish Lodge trail head parking.
For this years hang we will be making a T-Shirt for anyone that is attending that would like one. These will have a graphic designed by Dejoha just for us and will be a high quality wicking T Shirt. Cost will be $20-25 and we will need size and funds by late July to have them made and delivered to me in time. We are considering adding your ID hang attendance record....so if you have attended a previous hang it will be noted on the shirt somehow....still sorting out how that will work and look. I will post further details as those develop.
If you have RSVP's through the Hang page at Arrowhead you will get any updates and reminders emailed as we get closer and any changes develop. Otherwise post here and stay tuned for any info as it develops.
The second option is to hike around the west side of Red Fish lake. Roughly 4 miles of hiking from the lodge to the inlet camp.
We will spend the fist night at the inlet campground, hanging around the fire, and getting to know everyone.
Day number one (Sunday) of the hike will take us south through the sawtooths from the Red Fish Lake inlet to Crammer Lakes. The trail gently climbs gradually up Red Fish Canyon. Roughly 7 miles of hiking for the first day will take us to a lake basin that contains 3 lakes that step one to the next with a waterfall between the largest lakes.
Day Number 2 (Monday) of the hike will take us up out of the lake basin, over a pass and into another drainage full of lakes. This climb will take us from 8400' up to 9500' and then back down to 8500 for our next camp, roughly 8 miles. With dozens of lakes in the area we will have 2 layover days to relax (Tuesday & Wednesday) in this remote basin and explore several areas, peak bag, fish, and day hike the area.
Our third hiking day (Thursday)of hiking will take us several miles up and around Glens peak, past the 10 lake basin and into the Flytrip creek drainage. Another 7 mile day. One of the more remote drainages in all of the Sawtooths with several lakes to explore all reported to have great fishing. We again will take a layover day (Friday) with more opportunities to day hike, fish and peak bag.
Saturday, the final day of the hang, we will hike up out of the Flytrip basin, over a low pass on the side of Snowy Side peak, drop into the north alpine creek basin. We will hike past several lakes that will be worth taking a break to fish for Cutthroat and Arctic Grayling, we camped in this basin for the 3rd Idaho Hang. From there we will hike the final few miles out to the Alturas Lake trail head where we will have a shuttle car or two waiting to take hikers back to the Red Fish Lodge trail head parking.
For this years hang we will be making a T-Shirt for anyone that is attending that would like one. These will have a graphic designed by Dejoha just for us and will be a high quality wicking T Shirt. Cost will be $20-25 and we will need size and funds by late July to have them made and delivered to me in time. We are considering adding your ID hang attendance record....so if you have attended a previous hang it will be noted on the shirt somehow....still sorting out how that will work and look. I will post further details as those develop.
If you have RSVP's through the Hang page at Arrowhead you will get any updates and reminders emailed as we get closer and any changes develop. Otherwise post here and stay tuned for any info as it develops.