Our third day on the High Sierra Trail took us through a variety of terrains and set the record for the most elevation climbed - 4,000 ft!
High Sierra Trail Day 2 — 9 Mile Creek to Hamilton Lake
High Sierra Trail Day 1 — Crescent Meadow to 9 Mile Creek
How to Plan Transportation for the High Sierra Trail
Backpacking Little Lakes Valley to Gem Lakes — Bishop, CA
Backpacking Duck Lake Pass Trail — Mammoth, CA
Backpacking Lake Aloha to Mt. Price — Desolation Wilderness, CA
Thousand Island Lake, Ediza Lake, and Iceberg Lake Loop - Ansel Adams Wilderness, CA
Backpacking Matlock Lake & Kearsarge Pass — Eastern Sierra Inyo NF, CA
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.
