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Fletcher Lake Finale

My final pack trip of the year is coming up soon. Every year a few friends and I head up to Tuolumne Meadows in mid-October; for a pack trip to Fletcher Lake if conditions cooperate, or for something nearer the road if the weather turns wintery. Looks like it will be Fletcher Lake this year. Yay!

Since I teach until midday on Fridays, I won’t be able to depart for the Sierra until about lunch time. If things go well I can get to the trailhead in about 4 1/2 hours or a few minutes less. So, I expect to be at the trailhead around 5:00. I should be able to complete at least half of the 7-mile uphill hike before dark, so I can look forward to and hour and a half or two hours of hiking in the dark. Fortunately, I know this trail quite well and there should be some moonlight as I pass over the relatively open terrain on the upper half of the hike.

We have a tentative plan to climb Fletcher Peak on Saturday and spend that evening at Fletcher Lake again. We’ll hike out on Sunday, catch the final Tioga Pass Resort meal of the season, and then head back to the Bay Area.
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