Tree, Poison Flat, Carson Iceberg Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney: Your Backpacking Guide to the High Sierras Yellow Flower
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Now that you've got your gear, bought your boots, and have gotten yourself in shape, you need to take you and your gear out for a test spin before you hit the High Sierras.

Plan a short trip where you will break in your boots, perfect your food selection and cooking, and gain the familarity with your gear necessary to use it under stressful conditons when you enter the High Sierras.

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