A lot of scramble in loose gravel. Beautiful views and a lot of wild life.
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See my description above. Great moderate hike to an Alpine Lake.
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This was an amazing and challenging four days of hiking. Two of the JMTs toughest passes, lots of lakes and streams and an amazing full moon Whitney sunrise summit hike to cap it all off. The descent down Whitney is HARD but worth it. Bring extra food for Whitney!
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A 5day father/offspring challenging route turned into a 4day (when 3rd hiker opted out); then we sped up and pulled successively high mileage days of 11, 16, 20, and 20.
In retro, last nite at Tyndall Cr (or atop Shepherd given stellar weather) or Anvil Camp would be wiser moves.
When you’re worn out — rest — don’t speed up unless you’re crazy.
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Would be amazing with better weather. Ice & fog made the last 200 yards impassable.
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This was a road drive from pavement to gravel to dirt to 4WD Low in the National Frost and Nat Park. Beautiful day from <500ft elevation to >8000ft with large snow patches and lots of redwoods.
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