Entering JMT from Parker Pass
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 12:11 pm
Hi Folks,
I've been planning a JMT trip with my girlfriend for the end of August. Lurking this board has been phenomenally useful for figuring many of the subtleties of trip planning. And the Map! Damn that map is awesome.
I do have one question for which a search has not yet revealed the answer.
We got permits to enter at Parker/Mono Pass. The plan is to hike to Alger Lakes on Day 1, and then join the JMT on day 2. The question is where.
A couple people in various parts of the Internet mention joining the JMT on the Rush Creek trail. But that looks to me like it involves a serious backtrack. Why not continue south-southeast through the maze of trails surrounding Gem Lake and Agnew Pass, and meet up with the JMT at Garnet Lake? Is there extra elevation going that way? Is it on pack trails that really suck? I'd love any insight into this confusing area of the trail.
I've been planning a JMT trip with my girlfriend for the end of August. Lurking this board has been phenomenally useful for figuring many of the subtleties of trip planning. And the Map! Damn that map is awesome.
I do have one question for which a search has not yet revealed the answer.
We got permits to enter at Parker/Mono Pass. The plan is to hike to Alger Lakes on Day 1, and then join the JMT on day 2. The question is where.
A couple people in various parts of the Internet mention joining the JMT on the Rush Creek trail. But that looks to me like it involves a serious backtrack. Why not continue south-southeast through the maze of trails surrounding Gem Lake and Agnew Pass, and meet up with the JMT at Garnet Lake? Is there extra elevation going that way? Is it on pack trails that really suck? I'd love any insight into this confusing area of the trail.