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Ford the river (difficult when full) and walk to the far end of the meadow to a series
of somewhat muddy pools with wooden logs around the perimeter. The water is
about chest high on an adult, and there's room for close to eight people in the largest
spring. It's usually too hot in the day to enjoy the springs, but they are wonderful at
night. Keep in mind, however, that you need to ford the river again after enjoying
your steamy dip.
P ERMIT INFORMATION: Permits that originate in the Sierra National Forest can be
reserved by mail only. Applications can be mailed to High Sierra Ranger District,
Attention: Wilderness Permits, P.O. Box 559, Prather, CA 93651. You can call (559)
855-5360 for questions, but you cannot reserve a permit over the phone. Year-round
office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. You may download a wilderness-permit
application at www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/passes/getwildpermit.shtml . Or you may
include the following in your written request: name; address; daytime phone num-
ber; number of people in the party; method of travel (foot); number of stock (if ap-
plicable); start and end dates; proposed camping areas for each night; entry and
exit trailheads (Lake Edison entry, Florence Lake exit); principal destination; money
order or check (made out to the U.S. Forest Service) for a nonrefundable $5-per-
person processing fee. No credit cards are accepted.
You can pick up your permit at the High Sierra Ranger District, en route to
Edison and Florence lakes. The station can be found on Kaiser Pass Road (Forest
Service Road 80), off CA 168 coming from Prather.
About 60 percent of permits are reservable, while the remainder are set aside as
walk-in permits. You can get a walk-in permit at the High Sierra Ranger District as
well.
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