Sunday, July 8, 2012

Eastern Sierras

Andy and I did a backpacking weekend in June to the John Muir Wilderness/Kings Canyon National Park.  It turns out that if you hike into a NP, you don't have to pay the park entrance fee :)

It turned out to be sooo much more gorgeous than we could have imagined.  Since most of the pictures are up on Facebook, I'll just do some highlights:


 John Muir Wilderness here we come!

 
we overnighted at heart lake (see the shape??)
making the decent down

 our tent spot was awesome

fisherman getting ready! 

what a fishing spot!!

hiking the next day

 hiking up the pass (11,800 feet)

the view at the top! 

descending down to the next lakes

bullfrog lake

 huge success - a golden trout!

having the time of our lives




incredible scenery


incredible trail

 Charlotte Lake

 crystal clear water


what a life!


 watching my fisherman

our tent location at Charlotte Lake



hiking out

 that's a new critter

 
the upper trail above bullfrog lake

hiking back up over the pass


 at the top...

together!

one last fishing expedition


all around success :)

see more photos here



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