High Sierra Topix

Hiking in that area gives the term bushwack true meaning.

We made a loop starting from Cherry Lake up to Kibbie Lake, then cross-country up to Bartlett Cr where we camped at a small lake in the Bartlett drainage. Just for fun, tried fishing and believe it or not, caught a rainbow. I had heard that that area (Spotted Fawn etc.) had gone barren so I was suprised when one was caught.

When then we over to Inferno Lake and camped. The next day dropped down into Kendrick Canyon, which was east of Nance Peak, then down to Edith(Edythe) Lake. Fishing there was outstanding. All rainbows, 12" to 16".

You mention bears. Of all the backpacking trips I've been on, I've never seen so much bear scat. It was everywhere. But we never saw a bear.

The trek down Kendrick to Eleanor was quite arduous. However, it was late in September and the creek was low, so we made best headway traveling in the creekbed.

Camped at the old backcountry ranger cabin at the Frog Cr outlet then back to Cherry for the completion of the loop.

That area is probally the most remote area of Yosemite and I haven't heard of to many people going there.

Vic

cmon4day wrote:Hiking in that area gives the term bushwack true meaning. We made a loop starting from Cherry Lake up to Kibbie Lake, then cross-country up to Bartlett Cr where we camped at a small lake in the Bartlett drainage. Just for fun, tried fishing and believe it or not, caught a rainbow. I had heard that that area (Spotted Fawn etc.) had gone barren so I was suprised when one was caught.

Nice loop! Actually, although a number of lakes in northern Yosemite have gone fishless, fish worked their way downstream during the time when there were fish in the lakes and one can find fish in creeks or unnamed lakes downstream of now barren lakes that once had fish. Bartlett Cr is one example. There are other nice examples elsewhere in trailless north Yosemite, including a drainage (will not divulge location, of course) my wife and I have called the Emerald Staircase.