We get up shortly before 6 and are pretty efficient about the breakfast and packing up the tent and stuff and are underway at 7:25. Through the campground (still waking up) and then starting with the up, up. Plenty warm already, up past the vacation homes and then around the corner, always climbing, past lovely polished granite cliffs, up, up. Into the national wilderness and then more up. Lots of switchbacks, nice trail, some shade, hot when in the sun. We aren't moving too fast thanks to that heat (and, no doubt, some altitude). Not too many others out and about just yet.
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| up towards Meysan Lake |
After a bunch of climbing, things open up a bit and we pass the first lake. More up up after that, past the second lake, now the trail isn't so clear, but we find use trails and cairns to take us up to the flat above Meysan Lake without problems. Beautiful lake, beautiful landscapes around it. It's so nice to be in the Sierra again! Nice lunch break in the sun enjoying the views, watching some others playing down at the lake shore and then we turn around and head back.
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| things open up a bit |
Unfortunately it's the same route back, more people on it now, on their way up. Most with heavy packs, heading up for a night in the wild. Continue along, descending until we hit the first of the houses and then the real campground, with water (yay!) and then the car.
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| Camp Lake |
We change shoes, then drive down to Lone Pine for a night in "civilization". It's hot as hell! We pick up our permit at the ranger station (asking questions about conditions this time), check into the hotel, enjoy a shower and a rest, do the final packing and organization, go for burgers, and then sleep.
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| Meysan Lake |
Track:
Stats: 14.5km, 1150m up and down.
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