Only four miles in, this is a great trip to make early season, for beginners, or as a quick overnight into the backcountry.
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Backpacking Minaret Lake — Mammoth, CA
Backpacking Little Lakes Valley to Gem Lakes — Bishop, CA
Hiking to Heart Lake — Mt. Shasta, CA
Backpacking Duck Lake Pass Trail — Mammoth, CA
Hike and Climb Eagle Lake Buttress — Desolation Wilderness, CA
Nymph, Dream, & Emerald Lake Trail — Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Backpacking Lake Aloha to Mt. Price — Desolation Wilderness, CA
Backpacking Matlock Lake & Kearsarge Pass — Eastern Sierra Inyo NF, CA
Lone Rock Beach Camping - Glen Canyon NRA, AZ
North Fork Big Pine Creek (Summer) - Inyo NF, CA
Backpacking Sabrina Lake to Hungry Packer and Moonlight Lakes — Inyo National Forest, CA
North Fork Big Pine Creek (Spring) - Inyo NF, CA
For our first backpacking trip of the season, we decided on the North Fork of Big Pine Creek - a beautiful basin of glacier-fed lakes that I have been eagerly waiting to do. Once we got there, I could see why this was a popular destination - the impressive snow-capped peaks towering above all 9 beautiful lakes, great fishing, and ease of access make the North Fork the ideal Sierra hike.
