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Emigrant Wilderness - Kennedy Meadows to Unnamed Lake by Iceland Lake - July 4, 2014

Trip Logistics When – July 3 – 5, 2014 Emigrant Wilderness – Kennedy Meadows to Unnamed lake above Iceland Lakes – Partial x-country route Elevation gain from Kenedy Meadows to unnamed lake – approx..   2700 ft One way hike from Kennedy Meadows to unnamed lake – approx.. 9 miles Unnamed Lake – approx.. at 9200 ft Pictures -  https://www.flickr.com/gp/57882009@N02/4F110W/ I’ve fallen out of the habit of doing a write up after each backpacking trip and this is my attempt to restart.   For the last several years I’ve always gone backpacking on the 4 th of July.   I miss the fireworks but being in the backcountry makes up for that.   This year we did a trip in Emigrant Wilderness with the intent to get to Iceland Lake.   The same trip participants from last year were in attendance this year – me, Curtis, Steve and Nora.   Our trip got started out with margaritas and great Mexican food in Alameda.   We also got to see how much a Subaru Outbac