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High Sierra Trail - July 11, 2014 - July 19, 2014

Trip Facts:   72.2 miles    Elevation Gain – 15,531 feet – who’s counting?    8 Days – 7/11/14 – 7/19/14    Pack Weight – 53 lbs – It was the camera gear   Who: Nora, Lorraine, Jas   Pictures   Camping Spots:  Bearpaw Ghetto (okay it’s really Meadow)  Upper Hamilton Lake    Big Arroyo    Moraine Lake    Junction Meadow    Crabtree Meadow    Guitar Lake I will not write a detailed day-by-day account of the trip just some of the highlights and lowlights from the trip.   While it’s great to have a good idea of what your trip will and could be look like there should always be some surprises.   Figuring out the logistics of this trip is of course a challenge.   In our case we had someone who volunteered or perhaps was voluntold to pick us up at Whitney.   We rented a min-van from the Bay Area and drove to Visalia to stay over...