***This week’s pack trip
was similar to last week’s – but different in two ways. First, my son Brandon went with me. It is cool that he still wants to backpack with me after 18 years of this. Second, while we did go to Fletcher Lake and then climb the ridge to Ireland Lake, we did not return to Fletcher Lake and descend via Rafferty Creek. Instead we joined the trail coming up to Ireland Lake from the Lyell fork of the Tuolumne River and descended to the Muir Trail, following it back to Tuolumne Meadows. This made for a fairly long day: a couple miles of country-work following my a respectable trail hike. We hiked nearly 12 miles in all.
Brandon approaches the ridge above Ireland Lake
The usual September Sierra fires were burning. We passed the “Whiskey” fire as we drove through Yosemite near sunset.
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September 16, 2003
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2003.09.16
***This week’s pack trip
was similar to last week’s – but different in two ways. First, my son Brandon went with me. It is cool that he still wants to backpack with me after 18 years of this. Second, while we did go to Fletcher Lake and then climb the ridge to Ireland Lake, we did not return to Fletcher Lake and descend via Rafferty Creek. Instead we joined the trail coming up to Ireland Lake from the Lyell fork of the Tuolumne River and descended to the Muir Trail, following it back to Tuolumne Meadows. This made for a fairly long day: a couple miles of country-work following my a respectable trail hike. We hiked nearly 12 miles in all.
Brandon approaches the ridge above Ireland Lake
The usual September Sierra fires were burning. We passed the “Whiskey” fire as we drove through Yosemite near sunset.
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