We started today excited to be back on trail. There were reports of on and off snow for a 6 mile stretch later today with no need for microspikes. The reports are also a few days old and the weather has been dry and warm so melting should be underway. The initial patches are easy... Continue Reading →

Today's travel goes well. We get an Uber around 9 and are at Sierra City by 10:30. We get breakfast at Red Moose Cafe and Inn and hit the trail around noon. We have a 1.5 mile road walk to the trailhead but get a hitch about halfway through the walk. Once on trail we're... Continue Reading →

After 8 days on trail we treat ourselves to a double zero in Bishop.  Waterboy wakes up early as usual and meets General for coffee and breakfast both mornings at the huge bakery in Bishop.  It's a bit overwhelming when you walk in the door with more baked goods than you could ever imagine.  We... Continue Reading →

We make an early start knowing that we're heading into town but also have 10 miles to hike which includes Kearsarge Pass, and then have a long hitch into Bishop. Waterboy and the kids go ahead of Blue Lizard with the plan to fish at Bullfrog Lake until she catches up. It's another beautiful sunny... Continue Reading →

We're up early today and on trail by 6:30 to try to get over Forester Pass early.  We quickly climb above treeline and are treated to incredible views for the rest of the day.  We start off hiking with General and Camino, and Manny joins us along the way.  We pass creeks flowing from snow... Continue Reading →

We passed Crabtree Meadows early in the morning.  This is typically the staging area for those summiting Mt. Whitney.  We've decided to skip it as we would need to carry yet another day of food. Plus, Waterboy did it a couple years ago and no one else felt strongly about climbing it. We ran into... Continue Reading →

Our goal for the next two days is to set ourselves up for a morning ascent of Forester Pass the day after tomorrow. Based on weather and snow conditions its usually best to climb and descend passes as early in the day as possible. We decided to cover most of the remaining distance today so... Continue Reading →

Today is a planned short day as we have to descend to Cottonwood Pass campground to pick up a resupply and then regain elevation with a full food load. We camped with General last night and plan on meeting up with him again at Chicken Spring Lake tonight. He doesn't have to stop for a... Continue Reading →

The trail today is going to be mostly uphill. We reach the top of the initial climb around lunch and stop for lunch with big views of Owen's Valley several thousand feet below us. We've been getting flyovers from military fighter jets most of the morning and have a couple come by straight overhead close... Continue Reading →

We wake up to one of the colder mornings we've had lately.  The moisture from our breath had condensed into a thin sheet of ice coating our tent ceilings.  We take our time getting moving until the sun breaks through the trees and instantly warms things.  Everyone gets out of the tents refreshed and excited... Continue Reading →