Hey man.... hope you survived the winter.... when is your 1st trip of the season? Need a Desolation Wilderness fix back here in the Philippines. Looking forward to it. Take care partner
Yeah, I need a Desolation fix too, but there is still a ton of snow up there. I'm going to go up for a day hike within a week to see what it look like, but I saw video of Gilmore Lake still completely frozen on June 16th!
You credit Ralf Illenberger for some of your music but I don't think you've mentioned anywhere that the outro song is "Sedona" from his album of the same name. ralfillenberger.com/music.html Does your tent have guy lines? Obviously, a tent handles wind and rain better if it's pitched tight but a lot of backpackers seem to not carry guy lines or stakes for them. Solar heating of Lake Lois and the marshy area around it can create a warm moist air mass during the day that will, under the right conditions, form a fog fall over the steep slope below it when cold air comes in over the Crystal Range from the west. This is probably what you saw as a "fog fall" on your previous trip. Lake Fontanillis is one of my favorite areas in Desolation. I have some "secret" spots around there. There are some interesting campsites near the lakelets above the southwest shore for example.
Salvage the gorp!!! LOL! What an interesting loop! Thanks for the video! Hope we have a better snowpack this season!
That looked like a tough but rewarding trip. I tend to stress when water is scarce too.
I hope to see an eagle in the wild someday. Nice trek.
Great trip man, sure was adventure i need to get up in the highcountry and do some hiking!
Hey man.... hope you survived the winter.... when is your 1st trip of the season? Need a Desolation Wilderness fix back here in the Philippines. Looking forward to it. Take care partner
Yeah, I need a Desolation fix too, but there is still a ton of snow up there. I'm going to go up for a day hike within a week to see what it look like, but I saw video of Gilmore Lake still completely frozen on June 16th!
Lol, I hate those cookies too. No idea how they gained such a following.
You credit Ralf Illenberger for some of your music but I don't think you've mentioned anywhere that the outro song is "Sedona" from his album of the same name.
ralfillenberger.com/music.html
Does your tent have guy lines? Obviously, a tent handles wind and rain better if it's pitched tight but a lot of backpackers seem to not carry guy lines or stakes for them.
Solar heating of Lake Lois and the marshy area around it can create a warm moist air mass during the day that will, under the right conditions, form a fog fall over the steep slope below it when cold air comes in over the Crystal Range from the west. This is probably what you saw as a "fog fall" on your previous trip.
Lake Fontanillis is one of my favorite areas in Desolation. I have some "secret" spots around there. There are some interesting campsites near the lakelets above the southwest shore for example.
Are there fish in all these upper lakes?
yes, I'm pretty sure there are fish in all of the lakes mentioned in this video
do you pack a gun..