TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
Great early season route. Enjoyed your report and pics. Thanks.
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
I guess it is too early for PCT hikers. Maybe I missed it, but what route/pass did you take to exit? Cottonwood Pass? Did you get any impression of what conditions are now in Cottonwood Lakes? Did the route you do require a wilddernes permit?
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
He came from the south, over Trail Pass, into Round Valley/Horseshoe Meadow. He did not go through Cottonwood Lakes, that's to the north.Wandering Daisy wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 8:02 am I guess it is too early for PCT hikers. Maybe I missed it, but what route/pass did you take to exit? Cottonwood Pass? Did you get any impression of what conditions are now in Cottonwood Lakes? Did the route you do require a willderness permit?
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
I am amazed you covered so much ground each day, yet had time to photograph all those flower species. How much did you carry? Almost 20 miles a day in that terrain seems incredible. How many hours a day were you hiking?
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
What a great route! I really enjoyed the pictures of this transverse.
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
there are some PCT hikers up into northern Yosemite and beyond but it seems like the bubble is south of the Sierra.
Trip reports like this are awesome, something a bit different.
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
Point to Point with no cars. Solid. And under visited area in prime season too. So many style points on this one.jimmyjamhikes wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 6:50 pm Paul: I took greyhound to Bakersfield and then Kern Transit to Kernville. From Lone Pine I took Eastern Sierra Transit to Lancaster, Metrolink to LA, then Amtrak to San Diego.
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
John: I typically hiked 12 hours a day. My base weight with bear can, spikes, and axe is about 12 pounds. Water was so plentiful I never carried more than a liter, so my pack was never heavier than low 20s.
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Re: TR: Kernville to Lone Pine 5/14-18/2024
WD: I fudged the permit a bit. You don't need one for anything south of Golden Trout but I should have gotten the Jerkey trailhead permit. Instead I had a Blackrock permit. They are both non quota so I thought it would be okay.
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