Trail, Water & Smoke Conditions: Rush Creek, Thousand Island Lake & Banner Peak, September 12-13 2015

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I’ll have a full trip report next week, but figured I should post some conditions for other hikers. Trail Conditions Nothing notable for the maintained trails from Rush Creek to Thousand Island. We went around Gem Lake (orange route) on our way in, then through Spooky Meadows (blue route) on our way out. We hiked from Thousand Island Lake to North … Read More

High Sierra Trail, Day 6 – Guitar Lake to Mt. Whitney to Whitney Portal, June 22 2015

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Gil (GoHiker.com) and I hiked the High Sierra Trail to Mt. Whitney, June 17-22. Here is Day 6 of our trip: If you’ve hiked the High Sierra Trail or plan to do so in the future, please join our Facebook Group, High Sierra Trail! The Plan Day 6 (Mon) – hike Whitney Summit to Whitney Portal Hike 10.7 miles || 6 hrs LEG 6 Total: 10.7 miles || 6 hrs  The … Read More

High Sierra Trail, Day 5 – Hidden Packer Camp to (just above) Guitar Lake, June 21 2015

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Gil (GoHiker.com) and I hiked the High Sierra Trail to Mt. Whitney, June 17-22. Here is Day 5 of our trip: If you’ve hiked the High Sierra Trail or plan to do so in the future, please join our Facebook Group, High Sierra Trail! The Plan Day 5 (Sun) – Wallace Creek Crossing to Whitney Summit Wallace Creek to Crabtree Ranger Station (36.564841,-118.348074) 4.2 miles || … Read More

Kearsarge Pass (11,760′), July 18 2015

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I had originally planned for an overnight trip to Mt. Langley, but after several cancellations, I decided that I would just take on several day hikes solo. Looking at a list of possible hikes in the area, I decided on Kearsarge Pass for day 2 of my trip, with the possibility of some class 2 and 3 scrambling to Mt. Gould. The Plan Here are the stats … Read More

Mosquito Flats Trailhead to Mono Pass, Mono Pass Peak (12,780′) & Summit Lake, July 17 2015

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The Plan I had originally planned for an overnight trip to Mt. Langley, but after several cancellations, I decided that I would just take on several day hikes solo. Looking at a list of possible hikes in the area, I decided on Mono Pass, with the possibility of cross country to Mono Pass Peak. Here are the stats I had compiled going into the … Read More

Bishop Pass, July 11 2015

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The Plan We had originally planned to hike White Mountain Peak July 11-12. With the crazy rain in the days leading up to the hike, as well as the forecasted temperatures and wind speeds, we decided that we should find another hike. Looking at a list of possible hikes in the area, we decided on Bishop Pass, with the possibility … Read More