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RoguePhotonic wrote: The second section is based on an effort to search for Larry. I'd take Thunderbolt Pass into Palisade Basin then Potluck / Cirque / Mather Passes. I'd start at the lakes South of Taboose Pass and move slowly around that area while climbing all the peaks and meticulously searching the area.
Sounds like Maverick has a similar idea based on your other threads about Cardinal and Split. Perhaps the HST community would have interest in supporting these efforts?
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Getting close to wrapping up the major planning. It just comes down to minor stuff.

September 12 - 104 - Bubbs Creek
September 13 - 105 - Lake Reflection
September 14 - 106 - Below Mt. Tyndall
September 15 - 107 - Climb Mt. Tyndall
September 16 - 108 - Whitney Creek
September 17 - 109 - Kern Hotspring
September 18 - 110 - Layover
September 19 - 111 - Forester Lake
September 20 - 112 - Crystal Lake
September 21 - 113 - Climb Sawtooth Peak camp at Columbine Lake
September 22 - 114 - Redwood Meadow
September 23 - 115 - Lodgepole

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September 24 - 116 - Lonepine Creek
September 25 - 117 - Lake 11,710
September 26 - 118 - Climb Lawson & Kaweah Queen
September 27 - 119 - Lake 11,600
September 28 - 120 - Lake 10,600
September 29 - 121 - Day hike up Picket Creek
September 30 - 122 - Chagoopa Plateau
October 1 - 123 - Lake 11,800
October 2 - 124 - Layover
October 3 - 125 - Climb Red Kaweah
October 4 - 126 - Hamilton Lake
October 5 - 127 - Lodgepole

I'll have to give allot of thought of where to go from Lodgepole. I'm thinking of around Crowley / Box canyons or Ferguson Meadow.
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Re: Hike Planning

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rogue, what about one of those wood burning stoves? They make them really light and could save weight on fuel, no need to worry about resupply
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Well besides the pain in using one more often then not it would be illegal for me to use it or simply impossible because there is not even a stick up so high. You would then need to carry some artificial tablets to keep it going.

While I am at it this is what I think will end the hike:

October 7 - 129 - Crescent Lake
October 8 - 130 - Lake 9840
October 9 - 131 - Ferguson Creek
October 10 - 132 - Connector Creek
October 11 - 133 - Lake 11,280
October 12 - 134 - Josephine Lake
October 13 - 135 - Layover
October 14 - 136 - Glacier Lake
October 15 - 137 - Climb Triple Divide Peak
October 16 - 138 - Junction Meadow
October 17 - 139 - Crabtree Lakes
October 18 - 140 - Primrose Lake
October 19 - 141 - Horseshoe Meadows

Take Silliman Pass over to Crescent Lake, jump over to Box Canyon and then to Ferguson Creek. From Scenic Meadow drop into Deadman Canyon then climb to the West Lakes on Glacier Ridge. From there drop down and hook around to a saddle heading for Josephine Lake. Then up Cloud Canyon to Glacier Lake. Cross Triple Divide Pass to Junction Meadow. Take Crabtree Pass through Miter Basin and out.

So the whole hike looks like this: At the end I put in 4 extra days making 145. What I will do when I leave is label all my packages 4 days ahead of my schedule for a little breathing room.

June 1 - 1 - Eleanor Creek
June 2 - 2 - Edith Lake
June 3 - 3 - Twin Lakes
June 4 - 4 - Bonnie Lake
June 5 - 5 - Black Bear Lake
June 6 - 6 - Layover
June 7 - 7 - Cow Meadow Lake
June 8 - 8 - Lord Meadow
June 9 - 9 - Flora Lake
June 10 - 10 - Lake Eleanor
June 11 - 11 - Laurel Lake
June 12 - 12 - Bearup Lake
June 13 - 13 - Tilden Lake
June 14 - 14 - Lake 8920
June 15 - 15 - Benson Lake
June 16 - 16 - Layover
June 17 - 17 - Piute Creek
June 18 - 18 - Maltby Lake
June 19 - 19 - Mono Village
June 20 - 20 - Extra Day Food
June 21 - 21 - Spiller Creek
June 22 - 22 - Shepherd Lake
June 23 - 23 - Upper Lee Vining Creek
June 24 - 24 - Tuolumne Meadows
June 25 - 25 - Layover
June 26 - 26 - Upper Lyell Canyon
June 27 - 27 - 1000 Island Lake
June 28 - 28 - Reds Meadow
June 29 - 29 - Trail Work
June 30 - 30 - Trail Work
July 1 - 31 - Trail Work
July 2 - 32 - Trail Work
July 3 - 33 - Trail Work
July 4 - 34 - Trail Work
July 5 - 35 - Reds Meadow
July 6 - 36 - Pika Lake
July 7 - 37 - Cecil Lake
July 8 - 38 - Little Mcgee Lake
July 9 - 39 - Climb Red & White Mountain
July 10 - 40 - Pioneer Basin
July 11 - 41 - VVR
July 12 - 42 - Layover
July 13 - 43 - Big Margaret Lake
July 14 - 44 - Climb Sharktooth & Silver Peaks
July 15 - 45 - Climb Saddle Mountain
July 16 - 46 - Devil's Bathtub
July 17 - 47 - Climb Graveyard Peak & stay at VVR
July 18 - 48 - Layover
July 19 - 49 - Climb Volcanic Knob & Camp West of Recess Peak
July 20 - 50 - Hilgard Lake
July 21 - 51 - Climb Mt. Hilgard
July 22 - 52 - Seven Gables Lakes
July 23 - 53 - Big Moccasin Lake
July 24 - 54 - Three Island Lake
July 25 - 55 - Climb Seven Gables camp at Sandpiper Lake
July 26 - 56 - VVR
July 27 - 57 - Layover
July 28 - 58 - Florence Lake
July 29 - 59 - Red Rock Basin
July 30 - 60 - Climb Mt. Shinn & Ward
July 31 - 61 - Hell For Sure Lake
August 1 - 62 - Lake Confusion
August 2 - 63 - Lake Ambition / Climb Reinstein
August 3 - 64 - Cathedral Lake
August 4 - 65 - Climb Finger Peak
August 5 - 66 - Tunemah Lake
August 6 - 67 - Layover
August 7 - 68 - Climb Tunemah Peak
August 8 - 69 - Lake 10,232
August 9 - 70 - Climb Scylla camp at Lake 12,080
August 10 - 71 - Muir Trail Tarns
August 11 - 72 - Upper Dusy Basin
August 12 - 73 - Parchers Resort
August 13 - 74 - Layover
August 14 - 75 - Dusy Basin
August 15 - 76 - Lake 11,120
August 16 - 77 - Climb Giraud Peak camp on Palisade Creek
August 17 - 78 - Lake 10,960
August 18 - 79 - Climb Mt. Shakespere camp at Lake 10,565
August 19 - 80 - Lake 10,240
August 20 - 81 - Layover
August 21 - 82 - Dumbbell Lakes
August 22 - 83 - Marion Lake
August 23 - 84 - Lake 10,240
August 24 - 85 - Climb Marion Peak camp at Marion Lake
August 25 - 86 - Leconte Canyon
August 26 - 87 - Dusy Basin
August 27 - 88 - Parchers Resort
August 28 - 89 - Layover
August 29 - 90 - Upper Dusy Basin
August 30 - 91 - Lake 11,676
August 31 - 92 - Climb Mt. Sill
September 1 - 93 - Lake 11,475
September 2 - 94 - Climb Goodale & Striped Mountains
September 3 - 95 - Lake 11,607
September 4 - 96 - Lake 11,388
September 5 - 97 - Layover
September 6 - 98 - Lake 11,680
September 7 - 99 - Climb Mt. Wynne & Pinchot
September 8 - 100 - Below Arrow Pass
September 9 - 101 - Climb Arrow Peak camp at Lake 11,000
September 10 - 102 - Paradise Valley
September 11 - 103 - Roads End
September 12 - 104 - Bubbs Creek
September 13 - 105 - Lake Reflection
September 14 - 106 - Below Mt. Tyndall
September 15 - 107 - Climb Mt. Tyndall
September 16 - 108 - Whitney Creek
September 17 - 109 - Kern Hotspring
September 18 - 110 - Layover
September 19 - 111 - Forester Lake
September 20 - 112 - Crystal Lake
September 21 - 113 - Climb Sawtooth Peak camp at Columbine Lake
September 22 - 114 - Redwood Meadow
September 23 - 115 - Lodgepole
September 24 - 116 - Layover
September 25 - 117 - Lonepine Creek
September 26 - 118 - Lake 11,710
September 27 - 119 - Climb Lawson & Kaweah Queen
September 28 - 120 - Lake 11,600
September 29 - 121 - Lake 10,600
September 30 - 122 - Day hike up Picket Creek
October 1 - 123 - Chagoopa Plateau
October 2 - 124 - Lake 11,800
October 3 - 125 - Layover
October 4 - 126 - Climb Red Kaweah
October 5 - 127 - Hamilton Lake
October 6 - 128 - Lodgepole
October 7 - 129 - Crescent Lake
October 8 - 130 - Lake 9840
October 9 - 131 - Ferguson Creek
October 10 - 132 - Connector Creek
October 11 - 133 - Lake 11,280
October 12 - 134 - Josephine Lake
October 13 - 135 - Layover
October 14 - 136 - Glacier Lake
October 15 - 137 - Climb Triple Divide Peak
October 16 - 138 - Junction Meadow
October 17 - 139 - Crabtree Lakes
October 18 - 140 - Primrose Lake
October 19 - 141 - Horseshoe Meadows
October 20 - 142 - Extra
October 21 - 143 - Extra
October 22 - 144 - Extra
October 23 - 145 - Extra
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Re: Hike Planning

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Wow....looks amazing as usual. Have a blast :thumbsup:
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Holy crap. Wish I could drop everything and tag along. I'll have to settle for living vicariously through your pictures again :)
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Rogue,

I have nothing to add, except to say that I am glad you will be camping at Lake 11,676 to do a Mt. Sill bid. Most people coming through on the High Route only pass by along the west side of that lake, and that means they miss the campsites above the far east/northeast side of the lake with some of the best views in the Sierra.
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I have a question. You like to layover at VVR and Parchers. And in Kings Canyon it is at Lodgepole or Roads End. What is it about these four places that keeps you coming back? With VVR I already know the answer to that question, it's all set up for backpackers and very friendly. When you are Lodgepole or Roads End, where do you stay the night? And what is the resupply/buying food situation?

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Thanks for that note on Lake 11,676. I did the same thing last year and just passed the West side. I probably would have camped on that side again if I didn't know there were nice options to the East.

As for those resupply places what mainly keeps me coming back is I have no other option. VVR as you said is different. I'd love to spend a whole summer just hanging around that place.

South Lake does not offer much. Parchers Resort will hold your package for you for a 25 dollar fee. They have Showers at 6 dollars for 10 minutes but no laundry. They serve a buffet breakfast but no lunch or dinner. Any other food is just a few car camping meals on a small shelf and a few bags of chips. They also do not carry any butane fuel canisters like I use. If you go 3 miles down the road to Bishop Creek Lodge they serve lunch and dinner and have great food. They have a few more options in their store but still very limited and no fuel either. I tend to layover at these resupply places to refuel my body on some decent meals and I like to be able to get all my electric items such as GPS batteries fully charged back up which is very hard to do if you roll into a resort sometimes late in the day and then have to leave first thing in the morning. At South Lake I try to get a site in the Willow Spring campground. It's small though and fills up. Failing that in 2011 I hiked between that campground and Parchers and found a spot in the jungle to set up my tent.

Both Cedar Grove and Lodgepole are under the same category of what other option do you have? Over all it can dictate my routes allot because I have to get resupply and it's allot cheaper then paying for pack support.

Cedar Grove I like to stay in the Sentinel Campground because it's right across "the bridge" :\ from the store and grill. This location is a problem in the way that you cannot send a package there by mail. They have no post office or resupply business. So your only option is to have someone bring you a package or take one and leave it. In 2011 I was able to talk to the manager in the store and he held my package. I also heard a rumor that the Rangers have a storage area that you can use. It is possible though to do a buy as you go resupply here because they have a full store and have plenty of things backpackers can make good use of. No fuel though. The manager told me the insurance costs so much to carry that fuel it's not worth it to him. This location also has showers and laundry. The only served food at the grill is terrible though.

Lodgepole I stay in the main Lodgepole Campground, they have a post office to send packages, they have a full store, they have fuel and two locations to get food. There is the cheap grill that serves fast food quality items for double the price or you can hit up the Wuksachi Lodge and get a quality lunch for the same price. They have showers and laundry and then there is always the other factor to resupply locations and that is do you have anything to do on your day off and there is plenty to do around there on the shuttles.
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RE: Pinnacle Creek question. Travel all down East Pinnacle Creek is fairly easy. Go over the saddle at 11,040 feet to traverse to Pemmican Lake. You have to go up and down a bit but basically stay at 11,000 feet. It is slow and tedious because of some talus and a bit of bushwhaking but I do not recall any sections that were particularly difficult. I then crossed Spearpoint Lake at the outlet. I recall a few short cliffy sections just to the north of the Spearpoint outlet. I have never traversed to Lower Turrett. I came down the drainage from the pass NW of Old Squaw Lakes (two small ponds above Upper Turrett Lake), and traverse the ridge to the pass between Sharp Note Lake and upper Senger Creek. I saw some nice fish in Spearpoint Lake. I hiked by almost all the lakes in both east and west Pinnacle drainages. It is a nice area. The lower lakes in both drainages are actually more scenic then the upper lakes.
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Agree with WD regarding Pinnacle Ck's. I've only done the contour around the east side of Pinnacles from west-to-east (twice). Her description is spot on. It is interesting how different the two valleys are: east very barren and rocky, west more "lush" with more soil and greenery. The lower lakes are better for sure. I really like West Pinnacles as a place to hang-out and explore. Just saying.
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