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break on the climb to Ivan Carper Pass
Mirror & Minam Lake Backpack day 2: Day two of our backpack into the beautiful Lakes Basin in NE Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness. Our day started at 4:00 a.m. on Minam Lake with temperatures just above freezing and a stiff breeze. After coffee and breakfast by headlamp light, we broke camp and began the climb up Ivan Carper Pass (elev 8,560'). The views from the pass were some of the finest we've ever seen. Minam and Blue Lakes to the west, Mirror and Moccasin Lakes to the east, and Eagle Cap towering above it all. We dropped down to Mirror Lake and found a lovely spot in the trees overlooking the lake. We then grabbed our day packs and headed down to Moccasin Lake where Jason did a little fishing.
break on the climb to Ivan Carper Pass
Mirror & Minam Lake Backpack day 2: Day two of our backpack into the beautiful Lakes Basin in NE Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness. Our day started at 4:00 a.m. on Minam Lake with temperatures just above freezing and a stiff breeze. After coffee and breakfast by headlamp light, we broke camp and began the climb up Ivan Carper Pass (elev 8,560'). The views from the pass were some of the finest we've ever seen. Minam and Blue Lakes to the west, Mirror and Moccasin Lakes to the east, and Eagle Cap towering above it all. We dropped down to Mirror Lake and found a lovely spot in the trees overlooking the lake. We then grabbed our day packs and headed down to Moccasin Lake where Jason did a little fishing.