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Day 1: Met at Clair Tappaan Lodge (CTL) at 4 p.m. for orientation. Spent the night there at an elevation of 6,960 to get acclimatized. Day 2: Drove to Sage Hen Creek, for a 4.5 mi (round trip hike) to Stampede Reservoir.
Day 3: Hiked into an area above Palisade Lake and set up camp. Took a 1.5 mile hike down the fire road toward the north fork of the American River
Day 4: After breakfast, we departed camp and went back to CTL.
Day 5: After breakfast, drove to the Big Bend exit on I-80 and hiked to Loch Leven Lakes [elevation gain 1,300'] where we set up camp at the lower lake.
Day 6: Layover day. Hiked to Salmon Lake in the morning and watched the catfish.
Day 7: After breakfast, break camp and backpack back to CTL where we had lunch and said our good bys.
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