DESTINATION Lewis Camp Trail to the Little Kern River 1 Photoset
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| Backpack | 12.00 Miles |
2,600 AEG |
| | Backpack | 12.00 Miles | 2 Days | | |
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| no partners | | Katie and I headed to the Southern Sierra Nevada for seven days last week. On our third day there we did an easy overnight trip into the Golden Trout Wilderness with our unruly pack of four dogs. This was hopefully the first of many backpacks for Dot and a great backpack for my aging pup, Mr. Blanco. This was my first time backpacking into the Golden Trout Wilderness and I was impressed. I can´t wait to get back there one day and do some more ambitious backpacks sans the limitations of dogs.
Day 1:
Day one was cruiser to the Little Kern. It was all downhill and the trails were immaculate. The views into the distance were great up high and the forest setting was absolutely idyllic at times, as old growth sequoias and stately sugar pines lined the trail in many spots. This area of the Little Kern can be very busy and I would not recommend on weekends, however, we had the place essentially to ourselves. We swam all day and relaxed at our amazing site along the Little Kern. Merle Haggard once said he would never swim the Kern River again, but I can definitively say, if given the chance, I will swim the Little Kern River again.
Day 2:
We hiked out the same way we hiked in on the second day and despite the significant AEG, the climb out was not too bad, due to the thoughtful grade of the trail and its immaculate condition. |
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| | | Jug Spring and its drainage were flowing for most of the final few tenths of a mile to the Little Kern River. | | _____________________
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