I thought I should throw this caution out there: depending on where you are going, trees may be a little scarce. For example, if you go in from Elkhart, once you get close to Island Lake or especially Titcomb Basin, available trees might be few or nonexistent. Look at these pictures of Island Lake and Titcomb Basin:
http://www.visitpinedale.org/explore...park-trailhead
On the other hand, unless you are camping at the highest elevations above treeline, trees are usually abundant. However, last time I was there I found that there was a ton of drought damage to many trees and avoiding widow makers- even in the midst of lots of big trees- can be yet another challenge. But this problem can vary greatly from one lake to the next, or with an elevation change of a few hundred feet. For example, I remember that last time at V Lake, the widow makers seemed to be everywhere leaving me with an urge to leave the trees and camp out in the meadow(did not do that though), but the next days hike of a few miles to slightly higher Clear Lake provided plenty of trees in fine shape for hanging.
So, be prepared for trouble finding enough safe trees and realize you may have to change your camp site, and/or have a ground pad just in case.
Originally Posted by joe_guilbeau
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