TR: Three Passes High Route (Ansel Adams and Yosemite), June 21-25, 2021

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Cool report! Glad my TR was helpful. I owe my route to @wildhiker ! Glad we can keep paying the routes and beta forward :) Man I need to get to Bench Canyon.
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Thanks for the great TR! It's such a dry year! How were the mosquitoes at Thousand Island Lake?
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Lovely report -- I have done most of that loop, but not Parsons, which is now on my list thanks to you!
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Wow. What a nifty and creative route to work out for a 5-day trip! I like the touch of going over a high point (Parsons Pk) as part of a route. Sometimes the best route does cross a high point like that.
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This report and the photos are awesome - and timely! I somehow had missed it over the past several days. :( My husband and I were on our patio last night talking about what we wanted to do for our second week-long trip this season, and a variation of this was on our list. You know, gotta have plans and at least 3 backup options. Thanks for posting!! :)
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Great trip Victor, You humbly refrain from stating what must have been some pretty long mileages. I wonder if you saw any sign of the Sierra Bighorn Sheep that were relocated to the Parson's Peak area?
The bird (s?) you saw was a Ptarmigan. What other animals did you see along the way? Thanks for a very nicely done TR, we love that map format. Ian.
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Beautiful photos and a very nice trip report. Thank you for sharing.
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I just heard you on "The Trail Show" and did a search for the trip report that I was sure I would find here. Nice. I don't know if my decrepit body can handle this route anymore, but I'll have several months to plan and imagine before next hiking season.
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Glad this was bumped to the top. I missed it earlier. Looks like you had quite an adventure in beautiful country. Thanks for posting.
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