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More than one month after leaving the Pacific Crest Trail, we’re sitting down to recount our last few days in the backcountry during the 2015 season. — July 8 (continued) Start location: Bishop Pass Trailhead End location: ~1-2 miles west of Bishop Pass, on the Bishop Pass Trail Miles hiked: 6-7 miles (on the Bishop Pass Trail)   Our last entry left off with

Photos from our hike along the Pacific Crest Trail from Kearsarge Pass to Bishop Pass. Includes Rae Lakes, Mather Pass, and Pinchot Pass.

We spent July 6-8 taking care of hiker errands and relaxing at the Creekside Inn, which is one of Bishop’s nicer hotel properties. Outside, the Creekside Inn has an actual creek running through the property, along with well-manicured green spaces, ample creek-side seating, and a nice pool and spa in a brick-lined courtyard. Inside, the rooms are exceptionally comfortable and

We hiked nearly 20 miles, our longest day in quite a while. Only the first ~8 miles were on the Pacific Crest Trail, however; we spent the rest of the day on the Bishop Pass Trail, heading back into town. — July 5th Start location: Mile 823.2, 37.05463, -118.51474 End location: Bishop, CA via the Bishop Pass Trail at PCT

After staying the night of the 26th in Independence, CA, we hitchhiked up to Bishop (~40 miles away) and spent June 27-30 recovering from the last week of hiking.   —– Start: Independence Inn, Independence, CA Stop: Bishop, CA (first night at Bishop Village Motel, next nights at EconoLodge) Miles hiked: 0 Miles hitchhiked: ~40   Because we spent June

We finished the climb up Forester Pass in the morning and then descended alongside an alpine lake-fed creek. At the end of the descent, we climbed up toward Kearsage Pass and the Kearsage Pass Trail, our route out of the mountains and into town for another resupply. ….. Start: Below Forester Pass Stop: The Independence Inn in Independence, CA Miles

We hitchhiked back to the Onion Valley Trailhead from Bishop. We climbed over Kearsarge Pass (again), then continued onward over Glen Pass to the base of Pinchot Pass. We reached trail mile #800. —– July 1st end location:  On the Kearsarge Pass trail (not the Bullfrog Lake Trail), overlooking Bullfrog Lake July 2nd end location: at the southern base of

July 4th: We continued our intentional pattern of moving at a glacial pace through the Sierras. We woke at 7am, then spent 4 hours repairing punctures in our sleeping/air pads. We climbed over Mather Pass at 12000ft, then descended a path with many waterfalls to 9000ft. —— July 4th Start location: Lake Marjorie, mile 808.9, near 36.94509, -118.42865 (coordinates to

July 3rd: We woke from a terrible night’s sleep  at mile 800. We hiked a very short day to Lake Marjorie at mile 808.64. We climbed over Pinchot Pass (12000ft) in doing so. —– July 3rd: Start location: stealth site about 50m north of the wooden suspension bridge around mile 800 End location: Lake Marjorie, mile 808.64 We slept terribly