Bishop Pass & Lake ediza 2012 (newbie trips)
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:47 pm
Last summer I took my close friends who had never been backpacking to bishop pass. I had been once before with my dad and new it was a great beginner area. We went for 4 days in early July 2012 there was no snow except for a small patch up on top of the pass enough to make slushies as it was mildly hot in the 80's. My favorite part of the trip was when I convinced my best friend to jump in to one of the lakes without telling him they are ice cold even in summer.
2nd trip of the summer was the river trail from Agnew meadows to lake Ediza during late august. I was reading missing in the minarets during the late summer and decided to make a short overnight trip up to Ediza and back. great scenery even when it rained on us for about 15min. autumn was starting to take over and the area looked great with all the yellow aspens and meadows. on the way back to mammoth we stopped at the devils postpile.
I had been to both of these places before but I figured they were great ways to introduce my friends to the back country, can't wait to check out some of the gems you guys show off.
2nd trip of the summer was the river trail from Agnew meadows to lake Ediza during late august. I was reading missing in the minarets during the late summer and decided to make a short overnight trip up to Ediza and back. great scenery even when it rained on us for about 15min. autumn was starting to take over and the area looked great with all the yellow aspens and meadows. on the way back to mammoth we stopped at the devils postpile.
I had been to both of these places before but I figured they were great ways to introduce my friends to the back country, can't wait to check out some of the gems you guys show off.
