[pct-l] VVR hike-in options

[Phil Baily]

I did the Goodale Pass Trail many years ago. It was a quite pretty walk up 
to the JMT/PCT. However, I spent one of the buggiest nights of my life at 
Graveyard Meadows and it was still very buggy at Lake of the Lone Indian and 
several of us who had been planning on staying there, opted to go further. I 
was doing a weekend loop, so we spent a great night near Bullfrog Lake 
instead.

 Just wanted to put out a warning about possible bugginess!

Pieces


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark v" <allemande6 at yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] VVR hike-in options


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>
>
> The Bear Ridge Trail, entering VVR from the south, isn't bad at all.  Not 
> as nice as the PCT above, but just fine.  The trail going north from VVR 
> along Lake Edison is also just fine, but more of a pain in the butt 
> because of the constant up and down, alongside the big lake, you'll get 
> the sensation of it taking forever to hike it.
>
> I haven't done Goodale Pass.  The JMT guidebook recommends it as a viable 
> walk-in alternative.  If you haven't gone up to Silver Pass and Silver 
> Pass Lake though, you'd be missing one of the real gems of the whole PCT. 
> Of course, the High Sierra is so full of gems that you might not mind 
> missing one.
>
> So all in all, if i were to do the PCT again, i'd:
>
> 1) Swear up and down that THIS time (3rd time through here) i'm NOT 
> stopping at VVR, no matter what.
>
> 2)  Upon approaching it, i'd be tired and hungry, and i'd stop there 
> anyway, paying for the ferry and shilling out a lot of $$$, trying to not 
> think about that.
>
> 3)  Leave the next morning and enjoy a slow day across Silver Pass.
>
> 4)  Take the Cascade Valley Trail alternate to Red's Meadow, passing Ida 
> Bell hot springs.
>
> If i were doing the JMT southbound again, i'd send my resupply to Muir 
> Trail Ranch instead, and since i'd be earlier on the trip, i'd probably 
> have the willpower to skip VVR and be glad.  Either that, or just resupply 
> at Red's and Independence, and skip BOTH of the west side resorts.
>
>
>
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