Emigrant Wilderness Trip, anyone care to comment?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:13 am
Long time lurker, first time poster. Just a little background, I've always wanted to hike the Sierra and I've been planning this trip for a while now. I'm experienced at hiking/navigating etc, but not in the Sierra (I've hiked mostly 3000-6000 ft elevations). I also like to get off trail and explore but this time I'll have my inexperienced 15 year old son with me and if I don't bring him home safe and sound mom wont be happy with me. There are two things I've not decided on yet and would like some advice. #1 when I am going, right now the options are late July or early October. Any suggestions or advice regarding temps/bugs at these times would be much appreciated. My planned route looks to be at 7000-8000 ft elevation for the most part. #2 I'm not sure exactly how many days I should plan, not sure how much longer the off trail part of this route will take, it doesn't look terribly difficult but again I'm not familiar with hiking in the Sierra. If it matters my son and I both are in very good condition.
If anyone would like to comment on the route/trip that I've planned I would appreciate it, I'm a little unsure how many days I should give myself given I plan on being off trail 1/2 the time. Route: Starting at Crabtree taking the marked trail East via Grouse Lake, Ground hog meadow, buck meadow to Wood lake (looks to be 10 miles or so). From Wood Lake getting off trail heading to Coyote Lake, then to Pingree Lake, to Big Lake, to Hyatt Lake, turning North up to Rosasco Lake then West from there following Cherry Creek back North to the marked trail then heading back west to Crabtree. This looks to be about 25-30 miles total.
Any advice/comments are much appreciated.
If anyone would like to comment on the route/trip that I've planned I would appreciate it, I'm a little unsure how many days I should give myself given I plan on being off trail 1/2 the time. Route: Starting at Crabtree taking the marked trail East via Grouse Lake, Ground hog meadow, buck meadow to Wood lake (looks to be 10 miles or so). From Wood Lake getting off trail heading to Coyote Lake, then to Pingree Lake, to Big Lake, to Hyatt Lake, turning North up to Rosasco Lake then West from there following Cherry Creek back North to the marked trail then heading back west to Crabtree. This looks to be about 25-30 miles total.
Any advice/comments are much appreciated.