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Mt Whitney 💪
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Forester Pass
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The highest point on the PCT
ReisenderLove that you are there. Forrester Pass was always one of my favourite gateways into the Sierra! And now you get Sierra lakes to swim in and smooth Sierra granite slabs to sleep on. Yay!
Lakeside lunch spot
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Up over Kearsarge Pass and back to trail
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ReisenderThat looks like a beautiful spot there Lauren, you’ve covered so much ground 😀
Top tier views
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A beautiful spot last night.. provided I didn't stand still for too long 🪰
ReisenderNo question, it’s peak mozzie season where you are. Camp high and exposed or get eaten!
Water in the Sierra be flowin!
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ReisenderThat looks like it be flowing, hopefully some little cold pools for you to swim in or cool those feet off from all your walking too 😜
Questionable decisions on Pinchot Pass
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Just one of those days where it was hard to make the right decision. The grey clouds had been coming and going all day. The weather report through my Garmin said some rain at 4pm, thunderstorms fromWeiterlesen
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Ice axe at the ready. Have you needed to use it much? Or it's just in case you need to arrest yourself from a slide?
ReisenderI've only used it once, on Mather Pass. I wanted something more sturdy than a trekking pole to lean on coming down. I didn't feel a slip was likely so not needed for a possible self-arrest/belay so far
ReisenderThat’s the way to do it, that hot chocolate must be so comforting after an experience like that 😀
Better weather for mountain passes
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A much better day going over Mather Pass. The bright pink ice axe even got her maiden voyage
Please no
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I hope I'm not crossing this one at any point today 💀
Mountain Meadows
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One of my favourite features of the Sierra
Muir Pass
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My favourite mountain pass so far 💚
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The water is crystal clear. Did you have a mountain dip? Bit chilly lol
ReisenderWow so beautiful, stunning scenery and what a cool little shelter, did you stay there the night?
ReisenderI didn't. It has a little sign on the door saying not to stay there but I've heard people do anyway
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Cool little stone hut. You don’t see many man-made structures in the Sierra.
Possibly my favourite campsite to date
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ReisenderCamping on smooth, glacier-polished, Sierra granite. Or possibly a nice bed of gravel. Both are super comfy!
Seldon Pass, another Sierra gem 💎
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Turbo mode engaged
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Hoping to get to the 4:45pm ferry to VVR 🤞
VVR - Made it by lucky chance
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I was working with old information. The 4:45pm ferry I was gunning for now leaves at 3:45pm. I missed it by 15 minutes.
As luck would have it, an older gentleman on the JMT also missed it but wasWeiterlesen
Goodbye VVR
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Onwards to Mammoth with a full tummy and a few extra days of food. Waddling my way over Silver Pass today
Mum and bubs
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Silver Pass
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This one was a slog.
I have spent the last three days in turbo mode after realizing I'd miscalculated food for this section. I had to get to VVR a day earlier than planned or risk running out ofWeiterlesen
Almost ponies 🐴
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I've been seeing evidence of these guys in the mountains for weeks. Exciting to finally see them!
900 miles
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The end of the desert seems to have also been the end of milestone markers.. so I made my own
Time for some new shoes
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I'm sure these will help me to be super fast on trail 🏃♀️
Libby - Chief water filtering assistant
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Finally found some real ponies 🩷
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Red's Meadow Hot Spring
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Not often that I get a bath before bed these days. Delicious
ReisenderOh gosh. Not much snow in the mountains this year.