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You're right! We were a hair away from cancelling the trip 2 days before when the 3rd member of our group couldn't fish the Ruby Mts. at 9,500 feet. True, it was a few hundred miles from the Winds, but we got some bad info from local stores in the Lander area. When we finally reached a good source at the USFS, he knew the conditions were favorable 'cause he'd just returned from a rescue mission near our area. Then I reached an outfitter who also confirmed conditions were good.
The last time we hiked in, in '08, we were too early (about June 25) and our golden lakes were frozen. The day before we left the lower one finally started to melt, but not enough. The snow drifts were up to 10 feet high and we had to detour a bit to get around them. Lost the trail a couple of times, too.
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