Posts Tagged ‘Lone Pine’
Day 47: A Nero in Lone Pine
June 16, 2015 (10th Re-Ration – Lone Pine) Tentsite before Bullfrog Lake Trail (788.6) to Onion Valley Trailhead – Lone Pine (7.5 on Alternate) .2 PCT miles, 7.5 Alternate miles (Kearsage Pass) 826.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown On these neros and zeros it is extra hard to find time to write. Actually, it’s…
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June 15, 2015 Crabtree Meadow Ranger Station (1.3 on Alternate) to Tentsite before Bullfrog Lake Trail (788.6) 1 Alternate mile (Mt. Whitney Summit), 21.7 PCT/JMT miles 818.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,311 ft, – 4,928 ft I truly did not believe that anything would top yesterday’s Mt. Whitney summit, at least not anytime…
Read MoreDay 45: The Perfect Summit
June 14, 2015 Crabtree Meadow Ranger Station (1.3 on Alternate) 15 Alternate miles (Mt. Whitney summit) 795.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + > 3,853 ft, – > 3,853 ft Words fall short on a day like today. Our summit of Mount Whitney was better than we could have hoped, and we decided on the…
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