Ah, it was a nice relaxed day of getting chores done in town. Why Not and I stayed in Bishop while Rockin’ rented a car and drove home to Tehachapi to get treatment for some pre-hike allergies and a sinus and chest infection. We all had blogs to update,...
June 26th Lower Barrett Lakes(37.8)-Bishop Pass/Bishop (40) Mileage: 8.7mi (includes 6.5mi side trail to resupply) Town Elevation: 4,160ft Town day! We had one pass on the SHR to get over this morning and then another on a side trail to resupply. After yesterday, I...
June 25th Palisade Lake(32.6)-Lower Barrett Lakes(37.8) Mileage: 5.2mi Campsite Elevation: 11,468ft I was frustrated to wake up still feeling like I had been on a carnival ride. We had about a mile left to hike on the JMT before we forked off to go cross country...
June 24th Marion Lake(22.6)-Upper Palisade Lake(32.6) Mileage: 10mi Campsite Elevation: 10,680ft Today was the big day. The first half of the day was Frozen Lake Pass, quite possibly the sketchiest pass of the whole trip. We set off at 6am and immediately...
June 23rd Horseshoe Lake(16.5)-Marion Lake(22.6) Mileage: 9.1mi (includes 3mi side trip) Campsite Elevation: 10,296ft I didn’t sleep well last night. I just couldn’t get comfortable and kept waking up. The moon has been super bright so it’s like...
