High Sierra Topix

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


Day 2 - Sunset at Precipice Lake


Day 3 - A small tarn near Kawaeh Gap


Day 4 - The "hidden" packer camp


Day 5 - Some "potty" humor


Day 6 - Mt. Whitney summit

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

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.

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.


Gil hiking towards the Great Western Divide


Little Blue Dome(L) & Sugarbowl Dome (R)


Abundant wildflowers along the trail


Many of the trees were covered in moss after we crossed Buck Creek