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09/04-09/2006 6
day 50 miles Sierra Backpack with John, Larry, Ed, Ziv and Neal Slideshow
John's log:
9/4-10 Sixth Annual Sierra Backpack, Ansel Adams/Minarets Wilderness,
Agnew Meadows trailhead
4: met Tom in lot, shuttle bus to TH, River Trail, Olaine Lake, lunch at Shadow Lake, John Muir Tr to Rosalie Lake, set up camp, dayhike to Gladys L & 2940+m, record numbers of backpackers hiking out 5: back to Shadow L, Shadow Creek Tr to Ediza Lake, make camp before noon, Ed falls in creek approaching camp - saves camera, dayhike to Nydiver Lakes, loop back with T&Z, no fires, watch moon rise twice 6: dayhike to Iceberg Lake, snowfields & icebergs, T&Z continue to Cecile & Minaret Lakes, Ed returns to camp & hikes to Nydiver Lakes, contour to Cabin Lake with N&L, N backtracks for camera, follow trail back to Shadow Creek, solo around N side of Ediza, predict moonrise at 9:12, actual 8:40 again 7: pack to Garnet Lake, Ziv falls in Ediza inlet creek - camera recovers in a couple hours, solo shortcut to JMT following GPS trail, many hikers, camp past 1st peninsula, separated hiker John looking for Baja Bob Vinton, slow pace, cold night 28º 8: dayhike with T&Z to N Glacier Pass 11,300', head up to pass N of camp, E&N hike down to river trail & loop around to 1000 Island Lake, find grave at 3160m, view of Lake Catherine, T scouts Banner-Ritter Saddle, helocopter training around peaks, Larry catches up in pass, return with Z via E ridge & slope, regroup in saddle W of Garnet L 9: pack out, L&Z stay extra day, NE to River Tr, T hikes ahead & visits Devils Postpile, 5 hr hike, showers ant Mammoth Mtn Inn $5, lunch at CarlsJr, Coldwater CG, beers at Clocktower Cellar, 28º 10: drive home with passenger Neal, witness crash at Kramer Jct, flat tire shreds 5min later, home at 5pm |
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