Forester Pass to Colby Pass
August 7 (noon) to August 10 (noon), 2016. Sierra South. This segment covers the traverse of the Upper Kern River drainage and an exit from the basin via the Kern-Kaweah River. Nights at a tarn above Tyndall Creek at 10,400', along the Kern at 9,200', and at Gallats Lake. The first afternoon overlaps with my 2009 excursion from King's Canyon to Whitney, but otherwise this is new territory for me. Previous gallery. Next gallery.
Read MoreMy route today began with the open hillside beyond camp. Below: my campsite. Above: Mt. Tyndall and Shepherd Pass. I originally planned to take the Upper Kern Connector directly west. But I opted today for the Upper Kern Loop to Lake South America. If I don't see it now, I may never get there. I'll connect with that trail just over the hill behind me.