We arrived in Bridgeport at about 10am Saturday via our Trump-bashing hitchhike. For some reason we were a day ahead of schedule and ages ago Roger had booked Sunday night at the Redwood Motel. He'd had an email warning him this was no ordinary room - it was an RV/trailer parked out the back with … Continue reading The Bridgeport Division
Camped at Twin Lakes - The End! Altitude 6978’ Highest point 10778’ Distance 9 miles Height gained 700’ Clearly this was going to be our final day - it was only around 9 miles to Twin Lakes over a Pass that was only a few hundred feet of easy meadows above us. If we hadn’t … Continue reading Day 23 – 13th July
Camped at Spiller Creek Altitude 9938’ Highest point 11654’ Distance 10 miles Height gained 3615’ Weather was fine when we woke but thunderstorms had been offered ‘after 11am’. First objective was Sky Pilot Col - named by Roper after the blue flowers that he said covered the place. This was quite an ascent - 1200’, … Continue reading Day 22 – 12th July
Camped at Cascade Lake Altitude 10407’ Highest point 11332’ Distance 15.5 miles Height gained 4222’ We reckon on another 3 days walking now to the finish. We’ve picked up a resupply box but it’s quite a small one so our packs seem relatively light. Or perhaps we’ve finally developed some muscle. North of Tuolumne Meadows … Continue reading Day 21 – 11th July
Rest day in Tuolumne MeadowsIn some ways we felt a bit lazy having a rest day. We'd been 5 days out from Red's Meadows and it should only be another 3 days to the finish at Twin Lakes. But our whole schedule was based around not pushing on frantically and Tuolumne is a really nice … Continue reading Day 20 – 10th July
Camped at Tuolumne Meadows Altitude 8700' Highest point 10,180' Distance 19 miles This was our longest day in terms of miles but was relatively easy. Good paths all the way and just one steady climb of about 2000' to Vogelsang Pass. The first half was very pleasant, continuing along the wooded benches above the Merced … Continue reading Day 19 – 9th July
Camped on wooded benches overlooking Lyell Fork of the Merced River Altitude 9327’ Highest point 11296 Distance 12 miles Height gained 3176’ We packed up camp and faffed around a bit much so it was about 7:45 when we left - half an hour later than usual. Our mate Oliver had got away almost an … Continue reading Day 18 – 8th July
