{"id":298,"date":"2008-07-07T18:24:14","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T02:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/?p=298"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:32:25","slug":"7_7_2008___memaloose_lake_and_south_fork_mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/2008\/07\/7_7_2008___memaloose_lake_and_south_fork_mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/7\/2008 &#8211; Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div class=\"rw-trip-info\"><table style=\"border:none;margin:0;padding:0;\"><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Date<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">7\/7\/2008<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Location \/ Trail<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mountain - 515<tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Weather<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">Sunny, in the 70&#039;s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Hiking Buddies<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">Bodie (my dog)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Start \/ End<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">10:00 AM &ndash; 2:00 PM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Distance \/ Elev<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">5 miles &nbsp;&nbsp; 1400 ft elevation<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><div class=\"noPDF\" style=\"margin-left:30px; margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:10px;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #2D6A2E; padding: 15px 30px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 30px; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0.25)); display: inline-block; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#128247; Pictures<\/a><a style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #2D6A2E; padding: 15px 30px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 30px; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0.25)); display: inline-block; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/MapViewer.html?q=https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/hikemaps\/GPSTracks\/MemalooseLakeSouthForkMtn20080707.gpx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#128506; Open Map Full Screen<\/a><\/div><div class=\"noPDF\"><div class=\"g4MapIframe\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/rhd-functions\/map\/MapAndElevationProfile.html?q=MemalooseLakeSouthForkMtn20080707.gpx&#038;p=2008\/Memaloose\/&#038;sep=&#038;v=1793560828\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/rhd-functions\/map\/MapAndElevationProfile.html?q=MemalooseLakeSouthForkMtn20080707.gpx&#038;p=2008\/Memaloose\/&#038;sep=&#038;v=1793560828\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rw-pad20 g4MapImage\"><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"g4MapImage\" src=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/mapImages\/g4map298.png\" class=\"g4MapImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rwTRH\">Description of Hike:<\/div>\n<div class=\"rw-pad20\">I wanted to do a little recon for my Fish Creek backpacking trip in a couple of weeks, so I thought I would go and see how much snow had melted out. I was pleasantly surprised based on how much snow has fallen this year. There was not much snow. The lake at about 4100&#8242; had a few patches here and there, but it was basically clear. The trail up to South Fork Mountain was basically clear with a few patches of snow-enough to make it tough to follow the trail in a few spots.<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose\/#p14379\" data-rhdg-post=\"298\" data-rhdg-media=\"14379\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070282-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070282-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070282-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070282-large.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose\/#p14382\" data-rhdg-post=\"298\" data-rhdg-media=\"14382\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070283-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070283-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070283-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070283-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070283-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI had forgotten how beautiful of a hike this is. It is pretty short, but goes through some wonderful old growth and a very pretty creek and waterfall on your way up to the lake. The creek was running pretty fast due to all the snowmelt.<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose\/#p14374\" data-rhdg-post=\"298\" data-rhdg-media=\"14374\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070275-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070275-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070275-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070275-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2008\/memaloose-k9484wk6stjkriod\/P7070275-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"A wider peek of the falls\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe hike up to South Fork Mountain was interesting, mostly due to the trail being unclear at points, and snow covering some areas where it was unclear. All in all a great day of exploring! The weather was beautiful, with warm temperatures and very few bugs.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description of Hike: I wanted to do a little recon for my Fish Creek backpacking trip in a couple of weeks, so I thought I would go and see how much snow had melted out. I was pleasantly surprised based on how much snow has fallen this year. There was not much snow. The lake &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/2008\/07\/7_7_2008___memaloose_lake_and_south_fork_mountain\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7\/7\/2008 &#8211; Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mountain<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,65],"tags":[25,78,29,173,20],"class_list":["post-298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tripreport","category-tripreport2008","category-vol2","tag-threestars","tag-78","tag-bodie","tag-southforkmountain","tag-wilderness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18657,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions\/18657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}