down piute to martha and back - part i
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:29 pm
we did a rather short trip this september that started out as a rather long trip as follows:
1. head over piute pass and then book on down to the san joaquin river.
2. head on up goddard canyon, cross reinstein pass and be in heaven at lake 10232
3. head north into ionian then east thru ionian and come out near helen lake
4. then head over muir pass to evolution lake and exit thru lamark col
didn't work out like that... but here's what i got in pictures...
had a great sunset the first night out at loch leaven
and woke up to a nice crisp sunrise reflection in the waters
then we headed up over the pass and made camp at muriel lake. we had some weather activity all around us but it never rained on us. i took a time lapse video of the cloud activity over mt. humphreys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiXCUqMVg0I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
then we received another spectacular sunset...
next morning, we proceeded downstream and made camp a few miles below hutchinson meadow. then once again, we goofed around with the cameras taking water pictures. it was here that my hiking partner dropped his lenscap in the water and i watched it scoot on down the slide into a pool, never to be found. than awhile later, he dropped the camera from 2 feet and it smashed onto the granite hardpan.ugggh,,, but it proved out to be as durable as haseblad's reputation of durability and seemed to work just fine. just the lens shade got bent a little which i straightened out with a swiss army knife can opener/screwdriver the next morning.
the next day, we packed up and headed on down thru piute taking lots of water breaks for a couple of old geezers with worn out knees and feet. anyways, we made it down to the san joaquin river and turned upstream a few more miles making camp at aspen meadow. it was another uneventful day with partly cloudy skies and dusty trails. the next morning, i played around with a few aspen tree compositions...
then onward we go.
here's a typical scene along the san joaquin river...
notice that this report is more of a picture story, since i am rather lacking for words to describe this well used trail that lots of us have already done. it was, however, my first time over piute pass, having never bothered to do it over my nearly 40 year backpacking career. hoot-hoot!... my mind was set on ionian basin, for the 7'th time around the block.
1. head over piute pass and then book on down to the san joaquin river.
2. head on up goddard canyon, cross reinstein pass and be in heaven at lake 10232
3. head north into ionian then east thru ionian and come out near helen lake
4. then head over muir pass to evolution lake and exit thru lamark col
didn't work out like that... but here's what i got in pictures...
had a great sunset the first night out at loch leaven
and woke up to a nice crisp sunrise reflection in the waters
then we headed up over the pass and made camp at muriel lake. we had some weather activity all around us but it never rained on us. i took a time lapse video of the cloud activity over mt. humphreys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiXCUqMVg0I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
then we received another spectacular sunset...
next morning, we proceeded downstream and made camp a few miles below hutchinson meadow. then once again, we goofed around with the cameras taking water pictures. it was here that my hiking partner dropped his lenscap in the water and i watched it scoot on down the slide into a pool, never to be found. than awhile later, he dropped the camera from 2 feet and it smashed onto the granite hardpan.ugggh,,, but it proved out to be as durable as haseblad's reputation of durability and seemed to work just fine. just the lens shade got bent a little which i straightened out with a swiss army knife can opener/screwdriver the next morning.
the next day, we packed up and headed on down thru piute taking lots of water breaks for a couple of old geezers with worn out knees and feet. anyways, we made it down to the san joaquin river and turned upstream a few more miles making camp at aspen meadow. it was another uneventful day with partly cloudy skies and dusty trails. the next morning, i played around with a few aspen tree compositions...
then onward we go.
here's a typical scene along the san joaquin river...
notice that this report is more of a picture story, since i am rather lacking for words to describe this well used trail that lots of us have already done. it was, however, my first time over piute pass, having never bothered to do it over my nearly 40 year backpacking career. hoot-hoot!... my mind was set on ionian basin, for the 7'th time around the block.
