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 overnight. From Visalia we were able to take the park shuttle into the park to Lodgepole. I’d highly recommend this option of get