After coming out of Crown Basin, we briefly stopped at Portal Lake to take a few photos before the mosquitoes tried to carry us away.
It’s a pretty lake that used to see many people camping at it but these days not that many people visit anymore. This time of year, the bugs can be overwhelming. Later in August once the mosquitoes have subsided, Portal Lake is a lovely place to base camp to hike to all of the other lakes in Blackcap Basin. We pushed onward toward Pearl Lake rather than hang around in this mosquito paradise.