After my trip across the Olympics last summer, Krista and I cobbled together another trip together, this time out of greatest hits and new adventures in the Sierra. The basic idea was to start at Kearsarge Pass, just outside of Independence, take a meandering route north—sometimes on the JMT, sometimes off trail—and end up near Piute Creek. Then I’d run a bit further to Muir Trail Ranch to pick up a resupply, run back, and we’d head up the creek to Humphrey’s Basin, where we’d have a few more days to fumble around before exiting out Piute Pass, near Bishop.
Preliminary
South Fork Kings River
- Day 1: Onion Valley Campground to (Just Below) Glen Pass
- Day 2: (Just Below) Glen Pass to Rae Lakes / Sixty Lakes Basin
- Day 3: Rae Lakes / Sixty Lakes Basin to Twin Lakes Plateau
- Day 4: Twin Lakes Plateau to White Mountain Lakes
- Day 5: White Mountain Lakes to Split Mountain Moraine
Middle Fork Kings River
- Day 6: Split Mountain Moraine to LeConte Canyon
- Day 7: LeConte Canyon to Starr Camp
- Day 8: Starr Camp to Davis Lake
South Fork San Joaquin
Humphreys Basin