I'm excited to have such a great source of advice.
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I and my partner are experienced backpackers, (level 4) looking to plan our first Sierras trip! We have 7 days/6 nights the 3rd week in September. We are comfortable with Class 3 Terrain/pass/x-country. Though for this trip we are looking to keep it mostly trail and straightforward x-country as it's our first time in this range. Would prefer to keep the large river crossings to a minimum, though smaller streams are fine, (assuming it probably won't be a big issue in Sept). Would also like to avoid the gear for Glacier/snow travel but easy snowfields are fine. No pups for this hike.
Our main goals for the trip are BIG MOUNTAIN SCENERY sprinkled with some lakes/fishing.
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As we've only been in the frontcountry we are completely open to parts of the Range, we really just want to have our minds blown with that incredible high alpine mountain scenery and maybe catch some fish. As I said crowd avoidance is high on our list, hence the late season trip. But if there's something we NEED to see we know how to share for a day or two.
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Thanks again and happy trails!