Tree, Poison Flat, Carson Iceberg Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney: Your Backpacking Guide to the High Sierras Yellow Flower
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Lake Tahoe to Echo Lake

Meeks Bay to Echo Summit
Fallen Leaf Lake while approaching North Side of Phipps Pass, Desolation Wilderness, Tahoe to Yosemite Trail.
Fallen Leaf Lake while approaching North Side of Phipps Pass, Desolation Wilderness, Tahoe to Yosemite Trail.
 
 
Echo Lake Chalet Resupply #1: Echo Lake Chalet
 
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Echo Lake to the Carson Gap

Echo Summit to Carson Pass
South Upper Truckee & Big Meadow to Carson Pass
Both Echo Lakes viewed coming down from Lake Aloha, Desolation Wilderness, Pacific Crest and Tahoe to Yosemite Trail
Both Echo Lakes viewed coming down from Lake Aloha. Desolation Wilderness, Pacific Crest and Tahoe to Yosemite Trails
 
 

The Carson Gap: The Pacific Crest and Tahoe to Yosemite Trails split on their way South from the Carson Gap

Tahoe to Yosemite Trail

Carson Gap to Lake Alpine

Pacific Crest Trail

Carson Pass to Ebbetts Pass
Iris growing in the Carson Gap where we exit the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Iris growing in the Carson Gap where we exit the Lake Tahoe Basin.
 
  Resupply #2: The Lake Alpine Lodge
Lake Alpine Lodge at the Western shore of Lake Alpine along Highway 4.
Lake Alpine Lodge on the Western shore of Lake Alpine, along Highway 4.
 
 

Highway 4 to Highway 108: Two Routes

 

Tahoe to Yosemite Trail

Lake Alpine to Saint Marys Pass

 

Pacific Crest Trail

Ebbetts Pass to Sonora Pass

 

Other Routes: Lake Alpine to Sonora Pass

Lake Alpine to Highland Lakes to Sonora Pass
Dardanelles Cone and main structure, Tahoe to Yosemite Trail.
The Dardanelles. The Dardanelle Cone is behind the tree and the interposing volcanic mass. The Tahoe to Yosemite Route.
Around Raymond Peak Southbound on the Pacific Crest Trail.
South around Raymond Peak on the Pacific Crest Trail Route between Carson and Ebbetts Passes.
 
  Resupply #3: Kennedy Meadows Pack Station
Chile Cheese Burger: Need I say More? Kennedy Meadows Pack Station, Sonora Pass.
The Chile Cheese Burger. The food at Kennedy Meadows Pack Station is the best on the trail.
 
 

Highway 108 to Tuolumne Meadows: Two Routes

 

Tahoe to Yosemite Trail

Kennedy Meadows to Tuolumne Meadows

Pacific Crest Trail

Sonora Pass to Tuolumne Meadows

Other Routes

Sonora Pass through Emigrant to Bond Pass
Granite Dome in Emigrant Wilderness from Sheep Camp. South of Kennedy Meadows Pack Station.
Tahoe to Yosemite: Granite Dome in Emigrant Wilderness from Sheep Camp. South of Kennedy Meadows Pack Station.
Leavitt Peak viewed from the South, on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Pacific Crest Trail: Leavitt Massif, two miles South of Sonora Pass, Pacific Crest Trail.
 
 

Resupply #4: Tuolumne Meadows

Tuolumne Meadows backpacker resupply and refuling facilities live in this tent cabin.
The Tuolumne Meadows tent cabin. Post Office, Store, and Cafe.
 
 

Tuolumne Meadows to Reds Meadow

 

Lyell Canyon from near the top of Donohue Pass.
Lyell Canyon from near the top of Donohue Pass.
 
  Resupply #5: Reds Meadow-Mammoth Lakes
Mule House Cafe at Reds Meadow Pack Station.
Mule House Cafe at Reds Meadow Pack Station.
 
 

Reds Meadow to Vermilion Valley

Lake of the Lone Indian before the Silver Divide
Lake of the Lone Indian with the Silver Divide in the background.
 
Vermilion Valley Resort doing a brisk business with backpackers, fishermen, horse packers, and campers. Resupply #6: Vermilion Valley Resort
 
 

Vermillion Valley to Muir Ranch

 

Spirit in the Rock, South of Selden Pass, John Muir Trail.
Spirit in the Rock, South of Selden Pass, John Muir Trail.
 
Muir Ranch Trail Junction at John Muir Trail Y below Selden Pass. Resupply #7: Muir Ranch
 
 

Muir Ranch to the Whitney Portal

Mount Spencer and Huxley in foreground before Saphire Lake. Peak 12960 in far background.
Mount Spencer and Huxley in foreground behind and right of lower pools below Saphire Lake. Peak 12960 in far background.
 
   

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Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney

Your guide to the Sierra Crest, including the Tahoe to Yosemite, Pacific Crest, and John Muir Trails