NW Yosemite, 5/25 - 5/28

[TehipiteTom]

Part 4 (the final installment) is posted: http://tehipitetom.blogspot.com/2007/06 ... art-4.html

then follow what is left (not much of it) of an old trail (dead fall steeplechase in sections makes it all but useless)

Yeah, that's about right. I had to laugh at Schifrin's repeated "...you will lose the trail in this section...". Um...what trail?

[DoyleWDonehoo]

The Bartlett Creek route from Spotted Fawn to Flora was the highlight, IMO--a series of lovely hanging valleys with lakes. X-C is tougher (i.e., brushier) at 6,000-8,000 than it is above 10,000--I guess I just have to be reminded of that every time.

Interesting. I have been all over that area, and I have done that route, in particulat the route to FLora lake, and I had no problems with bush at all. Then again, my route was different: From Many Island Lake, east to the small lakes west of Little Bear Lake, then south following the stream and small lakes all the way to Flora Lake (mostly all slab granite). Even from Flora Lake to Kibbie, it was not bad, following the old trail most of the way, and no bush to speak of. I did not need to go to Spotted Fawn or Little Bear for that loop: been there done that.