TR - 10 Days on the SHR - More pictures than words
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:02 pm
I've been lurking here for quite some time now...maybe it's about time I contributed something.
A friend and I hiked the SHR from Kings Canyon to Red's Meadow on August 8th-17th.
This was our itinerary:
Day 1: End of the Road to the basin below Goat Crest Saddle
Day 2: Goat Crest Saddle to just below White Pass
Day 3: White Pass to Upper Basin
Day 4: Upper Basin to LeConte Canyon (skipped the Dusy Basin section)
Day 5: LeConte Canyon to Evolution Lake
Day 6: Evolution Lake to Mesa Lake
Day 7: Mesa Lake to Black Bear Lake
Day 8: Black Bear Lake to Laurel Creek Valley
Day 9: Laurel Creek Valley to Duck Lake
Day 10: Duck Lake to Red's Meadow
Here are some of the highlights...
Looking south from the Copper Creek Trail
Climbing Grouse Lake Pass
Sunset in the basin below Goat Crest Saddle
Descending Glacier Valley
Camp above S. Fork Cartridge Creek
Descending the chute to Marion Lake
Getting ready to descend Frozen Lake Pass
"Frozen Lake" below Frozen Lake Pass
Upper Basin
Lower Palisade Lake
Palisade Creek waterfall
Muir Hut
Alpenglow on Spencer and Huxley
Morning at Evolution Lake
Descending Snow Tongue Pass
Sunset on Mt Humphreys
Camp on the NW side of Mesa Lake
La Salle Lake
Fishing at Brown Bear Lake
Sunrise at Black Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
Gabbot Pass above glacial tarn
Sunset and moon in Mono Valley
Red and White MT from upper Laurel Creek valley
Red Slate Mt
Falling tree near Tully Hole
Lake Virginia
Purple Lake
Sunrise at the outlet of Duck Lake
Deer Lakes Pass/Mammoth Crest
Southern most Deer Lake
Caleb on the Mammoth Crest
Ritter and Banner on the way to Red's Meadow
A friend and I hiked the SHR from Kings Canyon to Red's Meadow on August 8th-17th.
This was our itinerary:
Day 1: End of the Road to the basin below Goat Crest Saddle
Day 2: Goat Crest Saddle to just below White Pass
Day 3: White Pass to Upper Basin
Day 4: Upper Basin to LeConte Canyon (skipped the Dusy Basin section)
Day 5: LeConte Canyon to Evolution Lake
Day 6: Evolution Lake to Mesa Lake
Day 7: Mesa Lake to Black Bear Lake
Day 8: Black Bear Lake to Laurel Creek Valley
Day 9: Laurel Creek Valley to Duck Lake
Day 10: Duck Lake to Red's Meadow
Here are some of the highlights...
Looking south from the Copper Creek Trail
Climbing Grouse Lake Pass
Sunset in the basin below Goat Crest Saddle
Descending Glacier Valley
Camp above S. Fork Cartridge Creek
Descending the chute to Marion Lake
Getting ready to descend Frozen Lake Pass
"Frozen Lake" below Frozen Lake Pass
Upper Basin
Lower Palisade Lake
Palisade Creek waterfall
Muir Hut
Alpenglow on Spencer and Huxley
Morning at Evolution Lake
Descending Snow Tongue Pass
Sunset on Mt Humphreys
Camp on the NW side of Mesa Lake
La Salle Lake
Fishing at Brown Bear Lake
Sunrise at Black Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
Gabbot Pass above glacial tarn
Sunset and moon in Mono Valley
Red and White MT from upper Laurel Creek valley
Red Slate Mt
Falling tree near Tully Hole
Lake Virginia
Purple Lake
Sunrise at the outlet of Duck Lake
Deer Lakes Pass/Mammoth Crest
Southern most Deer Lake
Caleb on the Mammoth Crest
Ritter and Banner on the way to Red's Meadow