Kaweah Basin trip report
- Rosabella
- Founding Member
- Posts: 373
- Joined: Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:58 pm
- Experience: N/A
- Location: Washington State
Greg... These are some of the most beautiful sierra pictures I ever seen! You've always had a way to capture the most spectacular scenes and somehow create an almost a magical feel to them, especially the ones with moving water.... but these were amazing!
So, you've piqued my interest, and I think I'm going to get my maps out to find this "Kaweah Basin". I've done very little x-country, but I'm comfortable with a map and compass, so I'd be fine with it.
It sounds like a wonderful trip!
So, you've piqued my interest, and I think I'm going to get my maps out to find this "Kaweah Basin". I've done very little x-country, but I'm comfortable with a map and compass, so I'd be fine with it.
It sounds like a wonderful trip!
- maverick
- Forums Moderator
- Posts: 11837
- Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:54 pm
- Experience: Level 4 Explorer
Hello Quentinc
Its approx 30 miles to the point across from Kern point where
you start you ascent.
The Black Rock Pass route with Spring Lake, Little Five, Big
Arroyo and Nine Lakes Basin is a pretty route.
Pants Pass is only very steep at the last 30 ft on both sides
with a steep dirt section on the eastern side(dont slip or
loose your balance on this section) from there on its skiing on
scree.
The Colby route starts out boring thru the Sugarloaf area(hot
and dry from mid-season on), but once you get to Roaring River
it gets alot better.
The views of the Whaleback are impressive and Colby Lake is
quite beautiful. As an option you could head up the western side
of the Whaleback and go over Lion Lake Pass and Lion Rock Pass
to end up in Nine Lakes Basin.
Triple Divide Pass from Glacier Lake is another option also with cool
scenery and you can descend down to the Colby Trail or head over
to Picket Creek Pass and then descend to Picket Lakes or go over
the small pass into Kaweah Basin.
You could also go up Deadman Canyon and go up to Coppermine Pass
and hook up with either LLP/LRP or TDP and then exit using the
Colby Trail /Cloud Canyon route giving you almost new scenery
in and out(Ranger Meadow is very pretty with great view to the south
towards Elizabeth Pass).
All of these option are class 2 and if you have the time well worth it.
IMO the route from Sunset would rate higher that the Glacier/BlackRock
approach.
Its approx 30 miles to the point across from Kern point where
you start you ascent.
The Black Rock Pass route with Spring Lake, Little Five, Big
Arroyo and Nine Lakes Basin is a pretty route.
Pants Pass is only very steep at the last 30 ft on both sides
with a steep dirt section on the eastern side(dont slip or
loose your balance on this section) from there on its skiing on
scree.
The Colby route starts out boring thru the Sugarloaf area(hot
and dry from mid-season on), but once you get to Roaring River
it gets alot better.
The views of the Whaleback are impressive and Colby Lake is
quite beautiful. As an option you could head up the western side
of the Whaleback and go over Lion Lake Pass and Lion Rock Pass
to end up in Nine Lakes Basin.
Triple Divide Pass from Glacier Lake is another option also with cool
scenery and you can descend down to the Colby Trail or head over
to Picket Creek Pass and then descend to Picket Lakes or go over
the small pass into Kaweah Basin.
You could also go up Deadman Canyon and go up to Coppermine Pass
and hook up with either LLP/LRP or TDP and then exit using the
Colby Trail /Cloud Canyon route giving you almost new scenery
in and out(Ranger Meadow is very pretty with great view to the south
towards Elizabeth Pass).
All of these option are class 2 and if you have the time well worth it.
IMO the route from Sunset would rate higher that the Glacier/BlackRock
approach.
- copeg
- Founding Member & Forums Administrator
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:25 pm
- Experience: Level 4 Explorer
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Contact:
- madeintahoe
- Topix Expert
- Posts: 467
- Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:58 am
- Experience: N/A
- Location: South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, CA.
- Contact:
Oh My!!! Those are absolutely amazing...I LOVE them all. I looked at my map to see where you were at...it looks nice and remote. What a gorgeous part of the Sierra.
How does one choose where to go..this area is a for sure place!
Cloud Canyon is gorgeous! So nice to see it so green and lush!
Thank you for posting them!
How does one choose where to go..this area is a for sure place!
Cloud Canyon is gorgeous! So nice to see it so green and lush!
Thank you for posting them!
- maverick
- Forums Moderator
- Posts: 11837
- Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:54 pm
- Experience: Level 4 Explorer
- Trailtrekker06
- Topix Regular
- Posts: 314
- Joined: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:29 am
- Experience: N/A
- Location: San Diego
- Contact:
- copeg
- Founding Member & Forums Administrator
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:25 pm
- Experience: Level 4 Explorer
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Contact:
- Buck Forester
- Founding Member
- Posts: 452
- Joined: Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:38 pm
- Experience: N/A
- Location: Lincoln, CA (Sacramento area)
- Contact:
- lostcoyote
- Topix Regular
- Posts: 262
- Joined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:11 pm
- Experience: N/A
trailblazer
congratulations on this most outstanding photograph in your collection (my opinion here of course)
http://www.naturefocused.com/archives/v ... x/IMG_7840
it is beautiful and you were at the right place at the right time
congratulations on this most outstanding photograph in your collection (my opinion here of course)
http://www.naturefocused.com/archives/v ... x/IMG_7840
it is beautiful and you were at the right place at the right time
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google Adsense [Bot] and 421 guests