4 day loop out of N. Lake/Lake Sabrina/S. Lake?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:34 pm
Hi, I'm looking for some route advice. I'm trying to plan a 4 day / 3 night trip with my wife for the Labor Day (getting started on Friday). I've been eyeing the area around the 3 trailheads of N./S./Sabrina Lakes with eye toward doing a loop, maybe using N. and Sabrina Lakes. I've done Bishop pass and south but never explored this area to the north/west of Dusy Basin, so pretty excited to use the long weekend.
In our recent mixed on/off trail endeavors in the Sierra we've been able to do 8-10 miles/day. We like x-country a lot and done a fair amount in the Sierra at this point. Would prefer, though, to keep it fairly leisurely and avoid serious Class 3 passes and snow fields (wife hates walking on snow).
I've been searching through the forums. Current thought was maybe following part of SHR with idea of Lake Sabrina --> Echo Lake Col (not sure how challenging that is) --> Evolution Basin --> Darwin Bench --> Alpine Col --> Humphrey Basin --> Piute Pass --> N. Lake. Was also considering going into Ionian Basin or over to Davis Lakes, or a nearby peak as side trips and then coming out over Lamarck Col. Having not been in the area I'm not sure how challenging those passes are or what the must-see areas are. Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
In our recent mixed on/off trail endeavors in the Sierra we've been able to do 8-10 miles/day. We like x-country a lot and done a fair amount in the Sierra at this point. Would prefer, though, to keep it fairly leisurely and avoid serious Class 3 passes and snow fields (wife hates walking on snow).
I've been searching through the forums. Current thought was maybe following part of SHR with idea of Lake Sabrina --> Echo Lake Col (not sure how challenging that is) --> Evolution Basin --> Darwin Bench --> Alpine Col --> Humphrey Basin --> Piute Pass --> N. Lake. Was also considering going into Ionian Basin or over to Davis Lakes, or a nearby peak as side trips and then coming out over Lamarck Col. Having not been in the area I'm not sure how challenging those passes are or what the must-see areas are. Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!