Smith Lake
Backraft Score: 9/10
We used Jack’s spring break as an excuse to road trip to the Trinity Alps and Wallowas. We also got some great floats in at home! Because Smith Lake was the defining point of this trip, that’s the only backraft I scored. It could have easily been a 10 — the lake was full of fish, probably gets 10 visitors / year, and had TWO waterfalls pouring into it — the only thing holding it back was the color. I know these California lakes don’t have as much glacial flour (maybe because it’s an older range?) but I see no reason to judge them in a vacuum. Overall it was an amazing trip and we saw some really cool places.
