July 6th Reds Meadow(118.8)-Inconspicuous Saddle N of Nancy Pass(128.1) Mileage: 9.3mi Campsite Elevation: 9,740ft *Note, if you received multiple emails of the same thing yesterday, sorry about that. I'm still learning how to properly use the email subscription...

Day 15: Zero In Mammoth LakesJuly 5th I mentioned yesterday that we all sent resupply packages for the next four day leg (to Tuolumne Meadows) to Motel 6 here in Mammoth Lakes. This is common practice for hikers to avoid having to hit PO hours. I've only had one...

July 4th Deer Lakes(109.7)-Reds Meadow(118.8) Mileage: 9.1mi Town Elevation: 8,100ft We had 9mi mostly on trail to Reds Meadow, where we take a shuttle to Mammoth this morning. It was town day! The goal was to make it to Reds for breakfast, but of course we found a...

July 3rd Below Bighorn Pass(94.3)-Deer Lakes(109.7) Mileage: 15.4mi Campsite Elevation: 10,500ft Last night, I got up at one point to use the bathroom and saw the stars. The moon is real thin right now, so the stars were quite stellar! I could see the silhouette of...

July 2nd Lake Italy(81.8)-Below Bighorn Pass(94.3) Mileage: 12.5mi Campsite Elevation: 10,800ft We awoke to an amazing reflection on the calm waters of Lake Italy.  Temps have been pretty ideal out here. It may have gotten into the 30s last night, but it was low...

July 1st Elba Lake(70.2)-Lake Italy(81.8) Mileage: 11.6mi Campsite Elevation: 11,202ft Our big pass of the day was Feather Pass. It's generally a pretty straightforward pass, but of course it was overcomplicated by the early season snow still on the pass. We started...

June 30th Above Evolution Valley(60.8)-Elba Lake(70.2) Mileage: 9.4mi Campsite Elevation: 10,880ft Today started off with our regular 6am start as we hiked cross-country up towards the intimidating Snow-Tongue Pass. On the way up, we were surprised to see some people...

June 29th Jct w/Bishop Pass Trail(40)-Above Evolution Valley(60.8) Mileage: 20.8mi Campsite Elevation: 10,700ft First off, I want to say that I think I've finally acclimated to being out here in high elevation! I am feeling more energized and like my regular self. I...

June 28th Bishop Pass/Bishop (40)-Jct w/Bishop Pass Trail(40) Mileage: 10mi (all side trail to return from resupply) Campsite Elevation: 10,742ft After a week of the Sierra High Route, I'm finally feeling at home. It's deceiving though, because I'm technically not on...

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, resupplies to...

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 sleeping with the...

June 22nd Lower Tent Meadow(4.0)-Horseshoe Lake(16.5) Miles: 12.5mi Campsite Elevation: 10,515ft With the heat and this being our first full day on the Sierra High Route, we decided to start hiking at 5:30am. Yesterday was bonus miles since we hadn't planned on...