Desolation Wilderness - Echo Lakes to Waca Lake - 07/16 & 17, 2016
Trip Logistics When - July 16– 17, 2016 Desolation Wilderness – Echo Lakes to Waca Lake Total Elevation Gain – Approx 1000 ft. Total Mileage – Approx. 16 miles; Partial off trail Pictures Desolation Wilderness, as most know, is hardly Desolated so I’m always looking for places that may not get too much foot traffic. After studying the map I bit I settled in the area to the South of Lake Aloha - Channel Lakes, American Lake and Waca Lake. Since Waca Lake was a bit further from the trail I chose that as our weekend destination. From Echo Lake this is about an 8 mile hike with minimal elevation gain - less than 1000 feet. I couldn’t find many trip reports about this lake and what was the best way to get there. I saw one report from someone who took a less than ideal route and spend much longer trying to find the lake than needed and another report from a f...