So while everyone writes trip reports (when they can), it's sometimes good to take a high level view of things. How'd your season go?
Mine was pretty good. Every weekend I had free, I got into the mountains somewhere. The goal was to ski as long as the snow was good, do a lot of trail running August-October. I also wanted to explore more west side trail heads (more time hiking, less time driving), only driving over to the east side in fall, when the aspens demand it. The skiing was a success, with 3 trips in late spring. Trail running was a success with several one day efforts over 25 miles, including the Rae Loop. I also didn't spend a single minute waiting in line for permits or campsites, life is too short for that crap.
My main regret was that everything was focused on the Rae Lakes run, so I didn't get any backpacking in at all. Just dispersed camped or stayed in hotels all summer. I also didn't get to do any real "exploring", all the peaks & routes I used had guidebook entries & are well documented. There's so many mountains out there, I feel a bit of an obligation to help prevent over crowding by visiting more obscure places.
Bullet points:
- 6 summits (counting all those Echo Peaks as one)
- National Park Pass Used: 5 times
- Best scenery: Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
- New friends made in the mountains: 5
And here's a picture of the Clark range, because pictures are great
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