Eastern Sierra hikes - 2016
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In September, 2016 a group of 13 of us gathered at Mono Hot Springs Resort, uphill from Fresno, at about 6,500 ft. We were once again on the western side of the Sierras. The last 10 miles getting there was some interesting driving.
The group was Rich & Linda, Mike & Dorothy, John & Kathy, Rick & Julie, plus Jean, Bonnie, Diane, Dick F., and me. Frank wasn't there so we forgot take a group photo at the start of the hikes.
The first walk was to Devil's Bathtub lake, at 9,187 ft. We saw some impressive peaks looking east towards the Sierra summit and I noticed later that Tom's Place and Rock Creek Lakes were directly across the mountains from Mon Lake Resport.
note - on a pc or laptop you can zoom in & and out, but not on a smartphone.
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R & L and I were in this cabin |
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cow parsnip seedheads |
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on the trail |
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Thos. Edison Lake, at 7,800 ft. |
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the bathtub at 9,187ft., see note |
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John & Diane |
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lodgepole pine |
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John and Kathy w/impressive peaks behind |
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in the woods |
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Rich |
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sorry, a bit out of focus |
note 1 - I'm not sure why I have so few photos of the Bathtub, because it seems to be a beautiful lake. On the other hand almost all photos I found on google images showed almost identical scenery, as if this is the only view of the lake...
The Devil's Bathtub walk was 10 miles with about 1,500 ft. of gain, a good day out. I tried to find the names of those impressive distant peaks using online maps, and AllTrails, but it is not yet clear.
Our third walk was to Doris Lake and then we found a second lake nearby where I got some people photos.
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morning at the cabin |
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local terrain |
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heading to Doris Lake |
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Doris Lake at 6,885 ft. |
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Bonnie & new camera |
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Salty Dog Lake at 6,890 ft. |
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Rick |
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Diane |
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Dick F. |
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heading back |
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great scenery |
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native coffee berry |
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wild rose hips | |
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almost back |
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'home sweet cabin' |
The round trip walk was 2+ miles with about 300 ft. of gain, an easy day out, and the regional scenery was pretty good.
Hike Two - We drove a short distance to Lake Thomas Edison and took a five-mile boat ride to the far end of the lake, where we disembarked and found a trail back just above water level.
I recall it was an OK walk of 6 or so miles, but it wasn't a great Sierra Nevada scenery day, and I apparently erased the photos back then.
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