Second Oval Lake Eagle Creek Twisp River Most Beautiful Place On Earth - Area Might Burn

[PaulX2]

Second Oval is a lake up the Eagle Creek drainage of the Twisp River. The lake sits at the foot of a huge mountain. The steep rocky sides of the mountain go straight down to the nice dark blue water lake. There are boulders the size of houses that fell from this mountain for years on the East side of the lake, and good camping on the West side. I have visited most high lakes in the Methow, and this one is my favorite. It's an 9 to 10 mile ride / walk into it, and most folks just stop at First / West Oval and call it good. The trail into Second Oval winds up some hills and crosses a rock slide almost a half mile wide and is very very dangerous for horses. The slide goes down for probably 2,000 feet, so don't slip. It is an unbelievable area. It is so steep you can reach off your horse and pick rocks off the side of the mountain. Truly scary.

Paradise.

There is no way to describe the beauty of Second Oval Lake.

And to think the whole area may burn makes me want to cry.

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/washington/west-oval-lake-trail - Location

https://www.facebook.com/CrescentMTNFire/videos/229763287689962/ - where the fire is


If you are a climate change denier, you better not get near me for a while.

[wasupaloopa]

1. what state is it in

[PaulX2]

2. Washington State - Methow - Twisp River Area

Home....

At least my property may not burn down along the river. They have held the fire line at War Creek for a week now using everything they got.

[cilla4progress]

5. Hi, PAUL!

I live in the Entiat Valley! Our home just "survived" the Cougar Crk. fire...notwithstanding moments and days of fear and anxiety.

We've lost much of our playground - hiking, mountain biking, horses, in fires here over the years. Rode in the Twisp R. Valley a few years ago. Hoped to make it to Oval sometime.

Good luck!

[PaulX2]

6. My Classmate Lives Up The Entiat River - He Almost Lost His House There 4 Years Ago Lost His Other

House in Pateros, and his parents house in Pateros too. Cliff. Fires been a kickin' his ass. It is sad.

[cilla4progress]

7. Absolutely.

Entire West.

[Pobeka]

3. I was just looking at the crescent mtn fire

We were thinking about day-hiking out of Stehekin for a few days and I saw that fire. About 30,000 acres, only 35% contained.

I wish all this fire and smoke could directly impact the climate deniers, seems like we're getting the brunt of it on the west coast.

I truly hope First and Second Oval lakes are spared. <fingers crossed>.

[MontanaMama]

4. Horrible.

I’m sorry. Fires can be devastating not only to the places we love but emotionally to those of us who love these wild places. My dad was a career employee of the US Forest Service...fire seasons came and went. They were usually a month or so long at most and certainly not in our own back yard every year without fail like they are now. We seem to burn every year now. Official fire season starts in early summer and we don’t see the sky for the last part of summer because of smoke and it is often that way until the first mountain snows come. This isn’t normal. Climate change deniers can kiss my ass.