TR: High Sierra Trail, June 17-22 2015

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TR: High Sierra Trail, June 17-22 2015

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I am working on a trip report for each day of our hike. For now, here are some highlights. Clicking on one of the images below will bring you to a page with some details about our trip, as well as a few photos (30).

High Sierra Trail, June 17-22 2015

Day 1 - 60 miles to Mt. Whitney
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Day 2 - Sunset at Precipice Lake
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Day 3 - A small tarn near Kawaeh Gap
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Day 4 - The "hidden" packer camp
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Day 5 - Some "potty" humor
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Day 6 - Mt. Whitney summit
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Hi HikingGeek,

Welcome to HST! Thanks for the highlights of you trip, looking forward to reading the full report. When you get the time, please give us an intro: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9329
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.

Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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maverick wrote:Hi HikingGeek,

Welcome to HST! Thanks for the highlights of you trip, looking forward to reading the full report. When you get the time, please give us an intro: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9329
Thanks, will do. Working on reporting trail/mosquito conditions, although they're a week old now.
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Day 1
Shuttling to and inside the park, as well as the heat, slowed us down a bit, but we had a good day. We had originally planned to hike fewer miles on Day 1, but most of campsite before Bearpaw were taken. Clicking on an image below will bring you to a webpage with a detailed trip report and more photos.

Day 1 highlights of our High Sierra Trail trek to Mt. Whitney:
High Sierra Trail, Day 1 – Crescent Meadow to Bearpaw Meadow Camp, June 17 2015

After hours of planning, we're excited to finally hit the trail.
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Gil hiking towards the Great Western Divide
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Little Blue Dome(L) & Sugarbowl Dome (R)
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Abundant wildflowers along the trail
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Many of the trees were covered in moss after we crossed Buck Creek
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