Emigrant Wilderness Route Planning
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 10:25 am
Howdy all,
I am planning on hitting up the Emigrant Wilderness on a 5day, 4 night trip June 8th to 12th, and just wanted to get some of the experts thoughts before I commit to anything. I would say my level of backpacking experience would be somewhere between a 2.5 and 3, and comfortable with some cross country travel.
My current planned itinerary is:
Day 1: Crabtree --> Piute Lake
Day 2: Piute Lake --> Emigrant Lake
Day 3: Emigrant Lake --> Huckleberry Lake
Day 4: Huckleberry Lake --> Wood Lake
Day 5: Wood Lake --> Pine Valley to Crabtree
If I calculated correctly, this averages roughly 8 miles a day, give or take a few miles depending on the day. Based upon reports from previous years, I am assuming I should expect lots of mosquitoes and fairly dry conditions for the most part, considering the snowpack for the year. My main concern are whether there are any major river crossings I should worry about? I know it is a "dry" year, but I am curious how that will affect flow in some of these major drainages that I will have to cross. I see a few people mention the Cherry Creek crossing, are there any other major ones that should warrant concern? I've done some river crossings in the past, though usually nothing above knee height. I will also be going solo, so don't want to do anything too wild and crazy. I guess my main question is, has anyone does this route in the Emigrant or a similar one, and does this seem like a reasonable goal. If not, maybe some alternate trip ideas?
I also plan on getting as much fishing as possible in, but I figure that will be a separate topic in the fishing forum.
Thanks in advance!
-Justin
I am planning on hitting up the Emigrant Wilderness on a 5day, 4 night trip June 8th to 12th, and just wanted to get some of the experts thoughts before I commit to anything. I would say my level of backpacking experience would be somewhere between a 2.5 and 3, and comfortable with some cross country travel.
My current planned itinerary is:
Day 1: Crabtree --> Piute Lake
Day 2: Piute Lake --> Emigrant Lake
Day 3: Emigrant Lake --> Huckleberry Lake
Day 4: Huckleberry Lake --> Wood Lake
Day 5: Wood Lake --> Pine Valley to Crabtree
If I calculated correctly, this averages roughly 8 miles a day, give or take a few miles depending on the day. Based upon reports from previous years, I am assuming I should expect lots of mosquitoes and fairly dry conditions for the most part, considering the snowpack for the year. My main concern are whether there are any major river crossings I should worry about? I know it is a "dry" year, but I am curious how that will affect flow in some of these major drainages that I will have to cross. I see a few people mention the Cherry Creek crossing, are there any other major ones that should warrant concern? I've done some river crossings in the past, though usually nothing above knee height. I will also be going solo, so don't want to do anything too wild and crazy. I guess my main question is, has anyone does this route in the Emigrant or a similar one, and does this seem like a reasonable goal. If not, maybe some alternate trip ideas?
I also plan on getting as much fishing as possible in, but I figure that will be a separate topic in the fishing forum.
Thanks in advance!
-Justin