High Sierra Topix

During your long or short backpacking career which 3 of these areas in the Sierra Nevada
have you visited the most? 1. E 2. F 3. D

A. Tahoe Basin to Northern Border of Yosemite

B. Yosemite NP

C. Sierra NF

D. Inyo NF

E. Kings Canyon NP

F. Sequoia NP

G. Sequoia NF

Either A or B. WE have a friend in Sonora whose house often serves as a launch pad for our hikes. I think we've done more in Yosemite, but some of those also started in Emigrant. ANd when you include Desolation, Carson-Iceberg, Emigrant and Carson Pass all in one area....

Nope. Still more in Yosemite.

maverick wrote:During your long or short backpacking career which 3 of these areas in the Sierra Nevada
have you visited the most? 1. E 2. F 3. D

A. Tahoe Basin to Northern Border of Yosemite
B. Yosemite NP
C. Sierra NF
D. Inyo NF
E. Kings Canyon NP
F. Sequoia NP
G. Sequoia NF

I am not exactly sure on the statistics, given that it has been so many trips. I think there are some gaps here because the north part of the east side is actually Toiyabe, but perhaps this counts as "A". Also my "A" would extend well north of Tahoe Basin. Prior to about 1993 I think the spread of trips would have been 1. D overwhelmingly, with 2. being fairly close between E and B.

1993-2005 saw a significant increase in trips in the northern Sierra from Desolation northward, so that it would have been something like. 1. A, 2. E. and D. nearly tied, and not too far behind no.1. 4. C and B fairly close. From 1993-1997 A,E, and D were more or less equal for no. 1, then the longer trips tailed off after 1998, so E wasn't as frequently visited, unfortunately.

Since moving to Fresno in 2005 and also reducing the number of trips (trend started in 2002 with arrival of first child) it's been 1. overwhelmingly C, 2. B

Evenly distributed in all areas Yosemite and south, both east and west sides. For some reason I am not fond of the Tahoe area and do little backpacking north of Sonora Pass.

Taking in the last 35 years, it would break down to:

1. B
2. D
3. E

If I take in only the last 15 years it's more:

1. D (and that's partially to get into E and F from trailheads).
2. E
3. F

maverick wrote:
During your long or short backpacking career which 3 of these areas in the Sierra Nevada
have you visited the most? 1. E 2. F 3. D

A. Tahoe Basin to Northern Border of Yosemite
B. Yosemite NP
C. Sierra NF
D. Inyo NF
E. Kings Canyon NP
F. Sequoia NP
G. Sequoia NF

In priority order over the last years, B, D, C, A

Probably missing out on SEKI.. It just looked steep w/o nice fishing.. maybe a false perception on my part.

E. For me it has so many of the best places.

1. Kings Canyon NP(my Goddard topo is worn out)
2. Tahoe Basin
3. Sequoia NP

B...
At least once a year since 1968.

I've lived in Clovis since 95 so C is the closest and my top 3 would be:

1. C,
2. E, and
3. D.

But if I have my way, I'll visit them all at least once!!!