Sierras 3-6 Day Backpacking Fishing Trip?
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 4:57 pm
Hi All,
I got some great advice last time I posted, asking how I could connect Onion Valley Campground with Big Pine Creek Campground, and have abandoned the idea of trying to make that happen due to potential danger.
Now I'm thinking of doing something a little different, but hopefully still in the Sierra Nevadas. I'd like to take at least one 3 day weekend trip, as well as one 1 week trip (5-6 nights) this Summer. I'm thinking between July - September.
Goal of the trip is to do 10-15 miles per day, fish along the way, explore lakes, go over mountain passes, and basically do something similar to the Eastern side of the Rae Lakes Loop (probably my favorite spot in the world!).
A couple years back I tried to connect Tuolumne with Lake Thomas Edison, but my Dad had too much trouble doing as many miles per day as we needed to hit, and we ended up having to abandon the attempt about 1/3 the way in due to low mileage and an impending snowstorm.
Here are my answers to the helpful questions:
What level of backpacking experience do you have?
Level 4- Comfortable with trail and/or x-country travel
What terrain are you comfortable/uncomfortable with?
- Class 3 terrain/pass/x-country
- River crossings
- Snow travel/Glacier crossings
What is your main interest?
- Lakes
- Big Mountain scenery
- Photography
- Fishing
How many days/nights is your trip, not including travel to trailhead? 3-6 (3 day weekend suggestions would be great, as would week-long trips)
How many miles did you want to do a day, any layovers? Comfortable with up to 15 per day, including big elevation days
Do you have a route logistics preference: loop, out and back, point to point (which
may require 2 vehicles or hitchhiking)? Loops is the best, out and back would be fine as well
Is there a particular area in the Sierra that your most interested in(Yosemite, SEKI
western sierra start or eastern start ect.)? Yosemite & Kings Canyon are my favorites, but I'm open to anything!
Will you be hiking with a dog? No
Any and all ideas are MOST APPRECIATED! Thanks so much you guys! I know there are lots of options, but with the low water levels we're facing this year, I am hoping some of you experts will be able to project/anticipate the best places to go considering I'd like to do a lot of fishing.
I got some great advice last time I posted, asking how I could connect Onion Valley Campground with Big Pine Creek Campground, and have abandoned the idea of trying to make that happen due to potential danger.
Now I'm thinking of doing something a little different, but hopefully still in the Sierra Nevadas. I'd like to take at least one 3 day weekend trip, as well as one 1 week trip (5-6 nights) this Summer. I'm thinking between July - September.
Goal of the trip is to do 10-15 miles per day, fish along the way, explore lakes, go over mountain passes, and basically do something similar to the Eastern side of the Rae Lakes Loop (probably my favorite spot in the world!).
A couple years back I tried to connect Tuolumne with Lake Thomas Edison, but my Dad had too much trouble doing as many miles per day as we needed to hit, and we ended up having to abandon the attempt about 1/3 the way in due to low mileage and an impending snowstorm.
Here are my answers to the helpful questions:
What level of backpacking experience do you have?
Level 4- Comfortable with trail and/or x-country travel
What terrain are you comfortable/uncomfortable with?
- Class 3 terrain/pass/x-country
- River crossings
- Snow travel/Glacier crossings
What is your main interest?
- Lakes
- Big Mountain scenery
- Photography
- Fishing
How many days/nights is your trip, not including travel to trailhead? 3-6 (3 day weekend suggestions would be great, as would week-long trips)
How many miles did you want to do a day, any layovers? Comfortable with up to 15 per day, including big elevation days
Do you have a route logistics preference: loop, out and back, point to point (which
may require 2 vehicles or hitchhiking)? Loops is the best, out and back would be fine as well
Is there a particular area in the Sierra that your most interested in(Yosemite, SEKI
western sierra start or eastern start ect.)? Yosemite & Kings Canyon are my favorites, but I'm open to anything!
Will you be hiking with a dog? No
Any and all ideas are MOST APPRECIATED! Thanks so much you guys! I know there are lots of options, but with the low water levels we're facing this year, I am hoping some of you experts will be able to project/anticipate the best places to go considering I'd like to do a lot of fishing.