This winter has been another dry one. It is February and I was able to hike from Twin Lakes, Bridgeport to Barney Lake in a long sleeve shirt, shorts, and hiking boots.
I went on this hike with my brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Ashley. We had a little trouble finding the trail head so I am going to do my best to describe it to you. We parked at Mono Village on the far end of Upper Twin. The best thing to do is go straight back through the Mono Village campground. Be sure to stay to the right of the creek and open meadow area that you will see. Do not cross the creek.
If you continue on the right side of the meadow you will come to a sign that looks like this...
From Mono Village (approx. 7,000 feet), it is about 4 miles to Barney Lake (approx. 8,200 feet). We added on an extra mile trying to find the trail head. I hope my instructions help you avoid that extra mileage. The first part of the hike is pretty flat. You are walking through tall trees so it is nice and shaded as well.
After about 1.5 miles you come to an open meadow and hike through that for about 1 mile.
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| Out of the trees and into the meadow. |
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| View from the meadow |
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| Checking out Robinson Creek along the way |
The 3rd and 4th miles are where you start to climb. Along the way up you will see beautiful vistas of craggy mountains and even Twin Lakes.
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| After climbing a bit we came to some snow. |
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| A little more climbing. Almost there! |
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| First look at Barney |
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Barney Lake
Once at the lake, we ate our sandwiches and soaked in the warm winter view. |
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