Unnamed meadow near the beginning of the trail.
Saw a lot of Sierra shooting star blooming
I usually come out there late in the summer so crossing Clicks Creek at this spot is normally dry.
Snowplant
California germanium
Lot of lupine blooming along the trail
Kelly's Lily along one of the crossing at Clicks Creek
Sierra Mariposa
Parts of the trail skirted along the area that was burned during the 2014 Soda Fire. We saw lot of trees partially burned at the trunk. We also saw very large holes where a tree would be but did not see any signs of the tree. I don't think I've seen that before so do the trees burn up completely or does the forest service remove those trees?
Made it to the campsite
Hiking up the Mountaineer Creek
A lot of water flowing on Alpine Creek. Hoping to catch a Little Kern Golden trout at this deep pool. Water was still pretty cold but I did jump in for a second. Later in the summer this area is a great spot to cool off.
Sierra gartersnake
Did a little bit of fishing on the Little Kern and was able to catch a couple Little Kern golden trouts. There was still strong flow from the rivers so fishing was a little difficult. But I was able to find calm sections of the river that I was able to fish.
Moonrise
Coyote Peaks
Looking forward to gaining all that elevation gain we lost from the hike in
Crossing at Clicks Creek
White veined shinleaf
Up, up, up!
Only one more mile after exiting the GTW
About 3 hours later we were back at our car and ready to head back home. We decided to take the more scenic route back home so we took the Western Divide Highway (M107). We stopped by to see the Trail of the 100 Giants and then continued on down Mountain Hwy 90 to Kernville where we got great beers at food at Kern River Brewing Company. After that it was the long trek back to LA to unpack and clean up the gear.
