TR -- Shepard's Delight

[John Dittli]

Forgive me if I've posted these before, I don't recall. While legend has it that Tulainyo (which by the way is a combination of Tulare and Inyo [Counties]) is the highest lake, there is one higher in the Sierra. Still hoping to skate that one!

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JD

[hikerchick395]

[East Side Hiker]

Well does anyone know what is the highest lake in the Sierra? That picture of Tulainyo above is absolutely astounding. Where is Tulainyo?

[maverick]

Just north of Mt.Carillon near Whitney, and considered by most the highest in the US.
I know there is a small lake that is a little higher than Tulainyo, but it is smaller nad
unnamed.

[sirlight]

Those shots of Russell brought back every bit of fear I felt when I was there a few years ago. I made it to within the last 400' of the summit before giving up and saying never again. There was something about standing on a narrow ledge with my rear end hanging over a 1000' drop that just got the best of me. Glad you had such a great trip.

I am still hoping to make it to Tulainyo some day.

[East Side Hiker]

I can hardly wait for mid-summer when I plan to hump it over Shepherd Pass and love every second of it. I have 10 days alloted and I will be in very good shape. I don't know, since there will be peaks (at least Trojan Pk.) my sweetie will want to climb, but I really hope to make it down to Tulainyo Lake and re-take the picture above of the guy skating on the lake (without him in it of course). I should have the time. I will try to re-create the pictue.

[East Side Hiker]

I'm sitting here, trying to work, but all I can think of is Shepherd Pass. I just love the walk from the Mojave Sage Scrub up to the Alpine.

Its so amazing. Another great walk, for those of us who like to punish themselves for the love of the mtn, is from the bottom of Cottonwood Cr to Horseshoe Mdw. The last time I did it, in about 1996, we started out with the temp at 100 in Bishop.

[richlong8]

I love that walk up Cottonwood Canyon. Its fun in the springtime to walk up to snowline. Years ago, I climbed Timosea Peak from the north side of the canyon. It was no great mountaineering feat, but there were only 6 other signatures on the summit register, so that was kind of cool.

[quentinc]

Where does the Cottonwood Creek trail start?

Trying not to think about the High Sierra. Instead, I'm convincing myself that waterless backpacking through 4,000 foot elevations in Joshua Tree is what life is all about. (Actually, had a nice 2 day trip there over Christmas.)

[East Side Hiker]

Well, like Shepherds or the others like it, it starts at the very base of the mtn. Just check out your topo, and off the Horseshoe Rd., not far after the last road that goes east to the homes, there's a dirt road branching off straight south, then west-south-west. It goes to Cottonwood Cr. where it hits the "valley." There's a little trail starting right in the riparian zone that's clear and followable, though there's a few trees downed over it here and there.