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RE: High Sierra Trips - Big Pine Lakes

in #nature7 years ago

Those pictures are incredible. And the area itself - beautiful. I just read a book about the pacific crest trail and it also goes through the high sierras. Maybe I will be able to go there one day when I go to the US again :)

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Thank you! I have hiked many sections of the PCT, I love that trail. I hiked the whole John Muir Trail. It follows the PCT for a long section of the high Sierra.

So is it as bad as I read in a book about the PCT? I have been hiking the camino santiago in Spain but it's quite different. I suppose on the PCT you're a bit on your own?!
Still, sounds like a really good hike!

The parts I've hiked are not super tough. Some of the high passes in the Sierras can be a bit tiring, but it is all on a well maintained trail. Snow and river crossings can make things a bit more difficult, and there is a lot of snow and high water flow in the Sierras this year. But the PCT has become quite popular so you will actually see people on it quite often. The John Muir trail section is especially popular. Now days when I'm planning trips in the high Sierra I actually try to avoid PCT to maintain the solitude. But I will never forget my amazing journey hiking that trail in 2011. I plan on doing some blog posts here on Steemit about that trip. Stay tuned!