인요군 주변 최고의 폭포 하이킹 & 워킹 코스

On April 25 it was not possible to do this route because the dirt road is impassable by car. Do not venture it is very dangerous, we had to go back after 5 minutes and luckily we managed to turn around without too many maneuvers in the only clearing we found.

The name says it all! Absolutely unreal views south onto the Palisade group!

The pictures taken from this small rocky outcrop above Second Lake, marked here by a tentsite symbol, are ICONIC. If the pictures above look familiar, that’s because… well.. they are! Temple Crag from across Second Lake is one of the most frequently photographed “scenes” of the Eastern Sierras. Just a quick search on the internet of “Big Pine Lakes” will pull up countless pictures almost identical to each other of this exact lake/peak combo. (Seriously, try it 😂) And honestly, it’s easy to understand why! The setting is otherwordly!

FIRST Lake is, ironically, the LAST place for this water to rest before heading down through Big Pine Valley as the North Fork Big Pine Creek and entering, as a tributary, the Owens River 6,000ft below! To the east you are offered a lovely view to Mount Alice, while to the south Temple Crag commands your attention! The water in First Lake, as well as the ither Big Pine Lakes, often can be seen with a beautiful teal hue, caused by the refraction of sunlight on particles of glacial silt in the water!

Behold! to the southeast! Mount Alice! In his book, “The High Sierra,” author R.J. Secor describes Mount Alice as, “… the biggest pile of rubble in the High Sierra.” 😂

Cascade created by the North Fork Big Pine Creek!

Third Lake, like the other reservoirs along the North Fork Big Pine Creek Trail, has a bunch of camping around the shores of the water. Just make sure to follow LNT principles if you stay overnight (or even if you just hang out by the lake for part of the day).

Finding a waterfall in the hostile surrounding of Death Valley National Park is nothing you would expect when starting the short trail to Darwin Falls. It is like a little oasis which keeps the small canyon green and full of life.