ipernity: Whitney Region July 2015 by K. Urs Gruetter

Folder: 2015 Albums

Backpacking in the Mt. Whitney region, July 22 to 26, 4 nights out
Hiking from Horseshoe Meadows Trailhead over Cottonwood Pass to Rock Creek Lake, then Sky Blue Lake and Lake 12129, back to Rock Creek Lake, then via New Army Pass to South Fork Lakes and back to Horseshoe Meadows

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10 Jul 2015

getting organized at home

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20 Jul 2015

getting rid of some Yosemite trail dust

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20 Jul 2015

stuff thrown out - either not used in Yosemite or it did not work

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20 Jul 2015

taking a break - preparation is hard work!

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20 Jul 2015

food to be stored at the trailhead (first dinner and last dinner as per trip-plan), which has not to be carried around

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20 Jul 2015

motel room after a good wash, or what a PCT-hiker's bear bagging system can be used for, too (lightweight backpacking is all about multiple-use gear)

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20 Jul 2015

yep, we were wearing or carrying this stuff, and it was enough for 4 nights out!

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21 Jul 2015

Shoehorning our food into a bear canister, packing day 5 in a box and leaving day 1 to be packed in the food-bag

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21 Jul 2015

checking out the route from Lone Pine to Horseshoe Meadow (Lubken Canyon Road), and an anxious peek into the sky over the White Mountains (E of Owens Valley)

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22 Jul 2015

looking NE from halfway up to Horseshoe Meadow

looking SE from halfway up to Horseshoe Meadow

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22 Jul 2015

Owens Valley

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22 Jul 2015

Horseshoe Meadow, morning of July 22, 2015. Fellow hikers commented the night having been "pretty rough" (we had preferred to stay in Lone Pine in the lodge...)