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Re: July-ish in the backcountry
SoCalGirl #10741 02/09/11 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted By: SoCalGirl
WB... can you give me a rough breakdown of your Onion Valley day/mileage? That is definately another option for us....


We did it 10 to 12 mile days for the the first 3 days and 16 the last.

If I were to do it 6 to 7 days, I'd line it up something like this.

OV Trailhead to Kearsage Lakes...7ish miles

KL to somewhere along Bubbs Creek to set up going over the Forester Pass, there is a nice campsite overlooking Bubbs Creek on a plateau that is nice...similar mileage.

Bubbs Creek to the Tyndall Creek Trail Junction for Lake South America...similar distance

TCJ to Upper Crabtree Meadow... similar distance

UCM to GL

GL to where ever.

Where ever to WP

Our GPS had it 50 miles traveled.

If you choose to go this way, do a search for bear box locations in SEKI. Even if the boxes are gonzo, there are hard surfaced campsites at these locations, which would be good for larger groups.


Re: July-ish in the backcountry
Bulldog34 #10742 02/09/11 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted By: Bulldog34
My sentiments exactly, but someone posted here not long ago that there was a firmer-soil bypass around the beach at Horseshoe Meadow. Unfortunately, I can't find the thread. It may have been wbtravis or KevinR?


I went through the South Fork Drainage last August and it was a lot sandier than I remembered it. With that said, I still use it as a short cut to Long Lake or NAP. Its advantages are it cuts a mile off your travel to NAP, the trail doesn't go up and down along the way and there are not a lot of people or horses on it. The disadvantage is there is some cross country travel involved through the South Fork Lakes...no biggie for me but for a big group of cruise control trail walkers it might present some problems.

Re: July-ish in the backcountry
SoCalGirl #10749 02/09/11 07:23 PM
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I think we're referring to different beaches. That's for taking the South Fork Lakes Trail and bypassing the sandy bits to the Cottonwood Lakes right?

I've never known exactly where that trail meets the Cottonwood Lakes trail as I always just go straight at the first creek crossing and you can pick it up.

Re: July-ish in the backcountry
RoguePhotonic #10777 02/10/11 07:56 PM
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It's very easy to pass the SF Trail, it usually has some twigs blocking access, so the cruise controllers don't wander down there by mistake. It's about 180' above the 1st crossing.

The trail is easy to find, if you are looking for it and easy to follow. I like because constant up until you climb in to South Fork Lakes area, then it goes of 500-600' real fast.

If you are uncomfortable going off trail, stay on the CL/NAP Trail. We didn't have a problem at all the first time we did it. I don't think we've ever done the same way twice.

I think the most people we've ever seen on this trail is 4 other people. Last year, we didn't see a soul returning from a trip through Cottonwood Lakes.

Re: July-ish in the backcountry
wbtravis #10811 02/12/11 10:02 PM
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Norcalhiker67 posted a reply asking about hiking with a group from Horseshoe Meadow, Mt. Langley, through Miter Basin and over Discover Pinnacle.

Norcalhiker, I moved your post here:  Miter Basin, Discovery Pinnacle to Mt Whitney
It deserves a thread of its own.

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