Visited on 6/16-18/2017 – Sunset view from our campsite in Loon Lake Campground, site #17 taken on the evening around 9:00 p.m. on Friday evening June 16, 2017. Loon Lake Reservoir is in the Eldorado National Forest of El Dorado County, California at an elevation of 6,400 ft. This 1,450 acre·ft lake is formed by Loon Lake Dam, completed in 1963 as part of the Upper American River Project by Sacramento Municipal Utility District to conserve spring snow melt runoff for use during the summer and autumn for hydroelectric power production. Loon Lake Dam impounds water at the headwaters of Gerle Creek which, prior to the dam, flowed intermittently through (natural) Loon and Pleasant Lakes. But most of the water now stored in Loon Lake Reservoir arrives from Buck Island Reservoir in the adjacent Rubicon River watershed by way of the Buck-Loon Tunnel.
Picture taken overlooking Loon Lake on a Saturday during a hike along the Lake shoreline on our way up to Spider Lake with Jeff and our dogs, Summer and Skye. View from north east side of Lake in the around noon after having our a brief stop for crackers and oysters for lunch. Hike was a long 7.1 mile journey on granite rock chips, really hard on the dogs pads, but they loved every minute of our scenic hike with all the water and occasional snow patch to chill their paws!
Picture taken on a Saturday hike along the Lake shoreline with Jeff and our dogs, Summer and Skye. View from north east side of Lake in the early morning. Summer is intently looking at Jeff wanting him to play "throw the stick and I will retrieve it for you" game with her.
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