Bob Pickering is off for a big summer adventure today. He started at Mineral King this morning, heading toward the Kaweah range. Being quite the peak-bagger, it will be fun watching his adventures over the next several days.
Being the fast hiker he is, he's already hiked from Mineral King (7800') over Glacier Pass (11,100'), down to Spring Lake (10,000) up and over the Great Western Divide (no trail, 11,100), down to Little Five Lakes, and heading down into Big Arroyo. He's moving fast for someone carrying several days' gear.
His
SPOT map is here. Be sure to click the "Terrain" checkbox by hovering the mouse over the "Map" button in the upper right corner of the map.
Years ago, I took my son on nearly this same route (except didn't know about the off-trail route which avoids an extra 600' heading over Blackrock Pass). It took us into the dark to get to the first Little Five Lakes.
