Trip advice in the Sierras
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:29 pm
Howdy,
Back in July my wife and I had a baby, I stopped backpacking in June to make sure I was around to help and I haven't backpacked since. My wife is taking our son to visit her parents for a few weeks so I'm planning on getting out there while she's out of town. I have six days off work to do it and I already have a trip planned but I'm now concerned about the weather.
My regular hiking buddy and I have a trip planned in early October from Agnew Meadows out to Thousand Island lake, down to Ediza and Shadow Lakes and then further down south. It's a four day, three night, backpacking trip with another day after we leave the trail over near Hot Creek for fly fishing. We're planning on sleeping around Mammoth Lakes somewhere the first night just to acclimatize a bit. The trip is planned, permits in hand, time taken off work, however we've been discussing weather at 10,000' in October and would like to have an alternative trip lined up with at least 2 nights backpacking as we still want to camp near Hot Creek on that last night. The trip currently looks like this:
1 day travel
4 days backpacking (short trip out the last day)
1 day fishing and travel home
What do you recommend for a 3-4 backpacking trip in the sierras that keeps us at a slightly lower elevation so we're not battling possible snow and temps in the low 20's? We've been backpacking together for a couple years now and are equipped for 3 season travel but don't want to freeze our butts off.
What level of backpacking experience do you have?
Level 3- Numerous backpacking trips, some x-country travel
What terrain are you comfortable/uncomfortable with?
- Class 2 terrain/pass/x-country
What is your main interest?
- Lakes
- Big Mountain scenery
- Fishing
We're planning on bringing the flyfishing gear in with us so streams and lakes are a big plus.
How many days/nights is your trip, not including travel to trailhead?
One layover day to begin with, 2-3 nights out.
How many miles did you want to do a day, any layovers?
5-10
Did you prefer a loop or out and back trip?
Loop is preferable so we're not sleeping in the same place twice and we get to see more.
Is there a particular area in the Sierra that your most interested in?
We'll be just east of Mammoth Lakes after the trip, so something nearby might be nice but we're not opposed to driving over to Hot Creek after the backpacking trip.
Will you be hiking with a dog?
Nope.
Thank you for your suggestions,
Nick
Back in July my wife and I had a baby, I stopped backpacking in June to make sure I was around to help and I haven't backpacked since. My wife is taking our son to visit her parents for a few weeks so I'm planning on getting out there while she's out of town. I have six days off work to do it and I already have a trip planned but I'm now concerned about the weather.
My regular hiking buddy and I have a trip planned in early October from Agnew Meadows out to Thousand Island lake, down to Ediza and Shadow Lakes and then further down south. It's a four day, three night, backpacking trip with another day after we leave the trail over near Hot Creek for fly fishing. We're planning on sleeping around Mammoth Lakes somewhere the first night just to acclimatize a bit. The trip is planned, permits in hand, time taken off work, however we've been discussing weather at 10,000' in October and would like to have an alternative trip lined up with at least 2 nights backpacking as we still want to camp near Hot Creek on that last night. The trip currently looks like this:
1 day travel
4 days backpacking (short trip out the last day)
1 day fishing and travel home
What do you recommend for a 3-4 backpacking trip in the sierras that keeps us at a slightly lower elevation so we're not battling possible snow and temps in the low 20's? We've been backpacking together for a couple years now and are equipped for 3 season travel but don't want to freeze our butts off.
What level of backpacking experience do you have?
Level 3- Numerous backpacking trips, some x-country travel
What terrain are you comfortable/uncomfortable with?
- Class 2 terrain/pass/x-country
What is your main interest?
- Lakes
- Big Mountain scenery
- Fishing
We're planning on bringing the flyfishing gear in with us so streams and lakes are a big plus.
How many days/nights is your trip, not including travel to trailhead?
One layover day to begin with, 2-3 nights out.
How many miles did you want to do a day, any layovers?
5-10
Did you prefer a loop or out and back trip?
Loop is preferable so we're not sleeping in the same place twice and we get to see more.
Is there a particular area in the Sierra that your most interested in?
We'll be just east of Mammoth Lakes after the trip, so something nearby might be nice but we're not opposed to driving over to Hot Creek after the backpacking trip.
Will you be hiking with a dog?
Nope.
Thank you for your suggestions,
Nick