mthilgard13 - Mar 28, 2006 12:46 am - Hasn't voted
Route extension
This is an awesome, long distance route....with few people (at least in late summer). I took the same route about 2 summers ago. I instead camped at Halfmoon Lake, which is quite beautiful (a large granite face above it). The next day, I followed the same route, but camped at a random lake through a narrow gully below the west side of Goddard and above Martha Lake. Goddard was climbed the next morning easily, then I preceeded through the Ionian Basin (a very unique area, just bare black, sharp rocks and unnamed lakes). Over Solomon Col and to Muir Pass to a camp site at Lake Helen of Troy. Then I followed the Muir trail into Leconte Canyon and down the Middle Fork of the Kings to Simpson Meadow. From there we headed to Tehipite Valley and back to Wishon Reservoir...total of 85-90 miles.
mthilgard13 - Mar 28, 2006 12:46 am - Hasn't voted
Route extensionThis is an awesome, long distance route....with few people (at least in late summer). I took the same route about 2 summers ago. I instead camped at Halfmoon Lake, which is quite beautiful (a large granite face above it). The next day, I followed the same route, but camped at a random lake through a narrow gully below the west side of Goddard and above Martha Lake. Goddard was climbed the next morning easily, then I preceeded through the Ionian Basin (a very unique area, just bare black, sharp rocks and unnamed lakes). Over Solomon Col and to Muir Pass to a camp site at Lake Helen of Troy. Then I followed the Muir trail into Leconte Canyon and down the Middle Fork of the Kings to Simpson Meadow. From there we headed to Tehipite Valley and back to Wishon Reservoir...total of 85-90 miles.