The 3rd and last day backpacking around Mount Eddy, we explored the local area a little more before hiking out via the Pacific Crest Trail, the more common route. I liked Deadfall Lake Trail better.
For more, check https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/12/eddy-pacific-crest-trail.html
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The 2nd day backpacking around Mount Eddy, we headed up to the top of Mount Eddy itself, then wandered the trails south toward Toad Lake before returning north to our camp.
For more, check https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/12/eddy-mount-eddy-and-toad-lake.html
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One last trip to finish off 2025. Headed up Mount Eddy, tallest peak of the coastal ranges, in the rather mild weather of early December. The first day was checking out all the Deadfall Lakes before selecting a camp site for the next two nights.
For more, check here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/12/eddy-deadfall-lakes.html
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The third and final day backpacking was a finish up under sunnier climes.
For more info, visit this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/09/three-bears-big-bear-lake.html
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The second day backpacking was an off trail extravaganza since the trail only goes to Big Bear Lake and we were out to see Little Bear Lake too. It was all granite and water and trees and a little brush.
For more info, visit: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/09/three-bears-little-bear.html
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We went off to experience the Bear Lakes! The first day was striving up the long uphill towards darkness and strife. Sort of. It was soggy anyway.
For more info, go here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/09/three-bears-bear-creek.html
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We headed out for a bunch of little hikes among the peaks of the Lassics, which tend to feature in the minds of the outdoorsy locals because they can be seen from so many places.
Many more details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/hiking-lassics.html
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3rd day: Stopping by an old mine on the way back. There's a little more ruins than at many, but less than at the best.
All the details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/in-blue-grand-national-mine.html
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2nd day: Taking a day to hike out to Big Marshy Lake and West Boulder Lake. It wasn't quite as sunny as promised, but the lightning totally missed us.
All the details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/in-blue-big-marshy-lake-and-east.html
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Out for a stay at Tangle Blue Lake, which I missed out on before, and a big hike over to more lakes I did enjoy before.
1st: getting to Tangle Blue Lake. It was a late start.
All the details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/in-blue-tangle-blue-lake.html
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Valerie Norton