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Day 7: Beetlejuice Day
Aug 12th Tarn below King Col (52.2)-Tarn below Cartridge Pass(66.4) Mileage: 14.2mi Campsite Elevation: 10,935ft We got our usual 6am start and headed down 2,200ft over 2mi to Woods Creek. It was steep, but most of it was easy hiking on rock slabs. In the distance, we...
Day 6: Whew! Made It Over King Col
Aug 11th Charlotte Lake(41.5)-Tarn below King Col (52.2) Mileage: 10.7mi Campsite Elevation: 10,627ft It was a good night of sleep at Charlotte Lake. That's a great spot to do a weekend trip and there are tons of campsites. For the most part of today, we felt like we...
Day 5: Back Up Bubbs
Aug 10th Roads End/Sentinel Campground (36.5)-Charlotte Lake(41.5) Mileage: 15mi(5mi on route, 10.5mi side trail from resupply) Campsite Elevation: 10,401ft Today was a simple and pleasant day. It was all on trail and a great respite from off trail travel. We needed...
Day 4: Roads End Resupply
Aug 9th East Lake(34.5)-Junction Meadow(36.5) *then Bubbs Creek side trail to Roads End/Sentinel Campground Mileage: 12.5mi(2mi on route, 10.5mi side trail to resupply) Campsite Elevation: 4650ft Today was resupply day! This route would take most people at least 12...
Day 3: Another Fun One
Aug 8th Talus Creek(23.2)-East Lake(34.5) Mileage: 11.3mi Campsite Elevation: 9444ft Back to back days with three passes, whew! Today was a pretty fun day with tons of photos, so enjoy this post. So far, this has been my favorite route of the summer. We know the...
Day 2: The Best Kind Of Tired
Aug 7th Pterodactyl Pass(11.1)-Talus Creek(23.2) Mileage: 12.1mi Campsite Elevation: 10,776ft Oh man, it was cold this morning. I was cold overnight as well. I think I should have eaten one more thing before I went to bed and that would have helped. It seemed to dip...
Day 1: Up And At ‘Em
Aug 6th Twin Lakes Trailhead(0)-Pterodactyl Pass(11.1) Mileage: 11.1mi Campsite Elevation: 11,250ft Well, technically we had hoped to start this hike last night. We did about 7hrs of driving (from Bakersfield) and shuttling of the cars yesterday to get a car at each...
Off To Tackle One More High Route
August 4th Well, it's been quite a summer. In the last 6wks Rockin', Why Not, and I completed the Sierra High Route, High Sierra Trail, and Wind River High Route. Rockin' has to go back to work (teacher) and Why Not is now home in Sacramento. I still have one more...
Day 9: Downs & Out
July 31st Iceberg Lake Pass(76.5)-Trail Lake Trailhead(94.9) Mileage: 18.4mi We woke up 18.4mi (11mi off trail miles) from the end of this route. Our goal was to make it low enough to have sheltered camping and we realistically didn't think we'd have the time and...
Day 8: Where Few Have Ventured
July 30th Base of Blaurock Pass(66.5)-Iceberg Lake Pass(76.5) Mileage: 10mi Campsite Elevation: 11,780ft Whew, today was a packed day with many sights and a whole lot of effort. I have a ton of photos today, so enjoy this one! We had an endpoint goal today that we...
Day 7: A Rock-Filled Day
July 29th Lake below Douglas Peak Pass(57.2)-Base of Blaurock Pass(66.5) Mileage: 9.3mi Campsite Elevation: 10,952ft Douglas Peak Pass (11,680) was not nearly as time consuming as we anticipated, but it was 3hrs before we got to a good campsite for 3 tents on the...
Day 6: Up On The Divide
July 28th Tarn a couple miles before Europe Peak(46.5)-Lake below Douglas Peak Pass(57.2) Mileage: 10.7mi Campsite Elevation: 10,811ft Today was my favorite day so far! In fact, it ranks up there with one of my favorites of the summer. We had a route decision to make...
Day 5: In The Thick Of It
July 27th Lake 10566 below Raid Peak Pass(33.8)-Tarn a couple miles before Europe Peak(46.5) Mileage: 12.7mi Campsite Elevation: 10,491ft I woke up startled around 11pm. The wind had picked up a bit and the smell of a forest fire was strong. It scared me with how...
Day 4: Let The Real Fun Begin!
July 26th Big Sandy Lodge(28.8)-Lake 10566 below Raid Peak Pass(33.8) *not including mileage of side trail Mileage: 14mi (9 on side trail, 5 on route) Campsite Elevation: 10,600ft Today is where we felt like the real Wind River High Route begins for us. Yesterday was...
Day 3: Cirque Of The Towers, Woot!
July 25th Big Sandy Lake(20.8)-Big Sandy Lodge(28.8) *not including mileage of side trail Mileage: 16mi (8 on the route, 8 side trail to resupply) Campsite Elevation: 9,135ft Man, a lot happened today! We kicked off the morning with the most visited part of the Wind...