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Adding to what @grampy posted, be mindful of the altitude. You say this will be your first hike in the Sierra. Does that mean you haven't hiked at, say 10,000 feet before? If you haven't, I'd suggest you spend a day […]
I saw this post a while back and was planning on doing it over Memorial Day this year, but given the snow, has anyone done a route like this early in the season? My plan was to do most of this loop, but continue to the […]
I woke up to 19 degrees just before sunrise, and a frosty tent inside and out, which turned to indoor rain once the sun hit. But I had plenty of time waiting for the snow to soften before my day tour, so I got things […]
A data point or two: just got back from a ski trip into the Emigrant. About 6 feet of snow on the ground at Whitesides Meadow - the only place where I could gauge depth due to the open sections of creek. That was before […]