Suggestions Request: Mosquito Flat to Mammoth Trip
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:53 am
Hi all,
Leaving tomorrow morn for a trip that leaves from Little Lakes Valley / Mos Flat TH and extending 8 days, eventually arriving at Iva Bell hot springs, just south of Mammoth next Saturday eve.
Look for suggestions on side trips / alterations in route.
The route currently looks like this:
Day 1: MF TH -> Pionner Lakes (~10 miles maybe via Golden Lake XC, as suggested on these forums)
Day 2: -> Grinnell Lake (note: 2K down then 2K up over ~11 miles. possibly uncomfortable for 2nd day)
Day 3: -> Rosy Finch / Bighorn via Bighorn Pass XC
Day 4: -> Tully / Cotton / Red and White Lake? via SOR or Rohn Pass XC
Day 5: -> Hortense Lake (possibly via IW Lake, which looks like a steep descent but this guy did it here on day 52) XC
Day 6: -> Lake of Lone Indian, Warrior, or Chief (which?)
Day 7: -> Anne / Peter Pande or Wilber May or Beetle Bug / Scarab? or ...?
Day 8: -> Iva Bell Hot Springs (here we meet friends with more food!)
You can see the relevant areas on this caltopo map.
I would also VERY MUCH like to hear any suggestions for waterfalls to look out for / visit.
This is a trip that includes my partner (26 F). I am quite an experienced backpacker and now have done about 3 trips with significant XC. She did her first XC last year on our Rae Lakes trip (significant section out of 60 Lakes Basin to JMT and another bigger section from Bench lake over pass by Arrow Peak down the basin, followin Secor).
Thanks for any thoughts!
Cheers,
Watson
PS: I owe you a trip report for our trip last year. And thats coming, but not before I take off on another!
Leaving tomorrow morn for a trip that leaves from Little Lakes Valley / Mos Flat TH and extending 8 days, eventually arriving at Iva Bell hot springs, just south of Mammoth next Saturday eve.
Look for suggestions on side trips / alterations in route.
The route currently looks like this:
Day 1: MF TH -> Pionner Lakes (~10 miles maybe via Golden Lake XC, as suggested on these forums)
Day 2: -> Grinnell Lake (note: 2K down then 2K up over ~11 miles. possibly uncomfortable for 2nd day)
Day 3: -> Rosy Finch / Bighorn via Bighorn Pass XC
Day 4: -> Tully / Cotton / Red and White Lake? via SOR or Rohn Pass XC
Day 5: -> Hortense Lake (possibly via IW Lake, which looks like a steep descent but this guy did it here on day 52) XC
Day 6: -> Lake of Lone Indian, Warrior, or Chief (which?)
Day 7: -> Anne / Peter Pande or Wilber May or Beetle Bug / Scarab? or ...?
Day 8: -> Iva Bell Hot Springs (here we meet friends with more food!)
You can see the relevant areas on this caltopo map.
I would also VERY MUCH like to hear any suggestions for waterfalls to look out for / visit.
This is a trip that includes my partner (26 F). I am quite an experienced backpacker and now have done about 3 trips with significant XC. She did her first XC last year on our Rae Lakes trip (significant section out of 60 Lakes Basin to JMT and another bigger section from Bench lake over pass by Arrow Peak down the basin, followin Secor).
Thanks for any thoughts!
Cheers,
Watson
PS: I owe you a trip report for our trip last year. And thats coming, but not before I take off on another!