Recommendations for late march trip
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:08 pm
Hello:
I'm looking for recommendations on Spring activities around Bishop. Some friends and I are getting out for a trip in late March and were hoping for suggestions. We all love backpacking but would also be happy to car camp. All of us are high Sierra enthusiasts, but we know that no roads or trailheads will be open that early. We're all level four hikers (comfortable with extended cross country) preferring to stick to class 2 with backpacks or 3 without.
At the moment we're considering car camping somewhere in the Owens valley and soaking up the hot springs, the little towns, the Alabama hills, and whatever hikes are open at lower elevations. Maybe we'll drive up to snowline and play around there. However, if there was some great backpacking trip that would be open then, we'd be interested. We have summer experience in snow travel and snow camping, but are aware this is a very different season.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated!
James
I'm looking for recommendations on Spring activities around Bishop. Some friends and I are getting out for a trip in late March and were hoping for suggestions. We all love backpacking but would also be happy to car camp. All of us are high Sierra enthusiasts, but we know that no roads or trailheads will be open that early. We're all level four hikers (comfortable with extended cross country) preferring to stick to class 2 with backpacks or 3 without.
At the moment we're considering car camping somewhere in the Owens valley and soaking up the hot springs, the little towns, the Alabama hills, and whatever hikes are open at lower elevations. Maybe we'll drive up to snowline and play around there. However, if there was some great backpacking trip that would be open then, we'd be interested. We have summer experience in snow travel and snow camping, but are aware this is a very different season.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated!
James