[pct-l] fresno area hikes

[StoneDancer1 at aol.com (StoneDancer1@xxxxxxx)]

In a message dated 7/22/03 5:42:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
hikerrob@excite.com writes:

> any reccomendations for a pct or close, hike in the fresno area. a couple 
> or so hours away is fine. rob
> 

Take the road north of Fresno to Lake Thomas Edison, take the boat or walk 
the 4.5 miles to the end of the lake, hike up Mono Creek.  Near its head, on the 
north side,  is the Pioneer Basin.  There's a trail into it.  To the south 
are the first through 3rd Mono Recesses..no trails into the first two  tho. 
Marvelous Country.  A good loop might be up the Third Recess.  The trail ends high 
up, but a well marked, easy, cross country pass ( Gabbott Pass) between Mts 
Abbaott and Gabb lead to Lake Italy, where one could go down to the PCT, over 
Bear Ridge and back to Lake Thomas Edison.  Another nice loop would be 7 miles 
to Silver pass, down to Cascade Creek, west to the Goodale Pass Trail and back 
to Lake Thomas Edison.  In terms of scenic interest, I would rate them in the 
order I mentioned them.

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