Beautiful Day Hike

 Fabulous late summer trip to the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of California! 1540 miles driven and 124 miles of hiking over 16 days! Lone Pine, Walker, Bridgeport, Lee Vining, Bishop and Lone Pine again were the towns where we rested and dined. Slight delay getting home due to Hurricane Helene gave us an extra day in the 70 degree sunshine of El Segundo on the Pacific! We had an extended stay in Bishop so we could explore Highway 168 west of town.  Some of the most beautiful Sierra lakes were relatively easy day hikes from there.  Long Lake in the John Muir Wilderness was one of my favorites.  Inyo NF.

From Whitney Portal. John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Lone Pine, CA. 

Public access near Lone Pine, CA. 

Boulder spot near Lone Pine, CA. 

Golden Trout Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Lone Pine, CA. 

Notch trail. In Lone Pine, CA. 

Up to Trail Pass and back via Mulkey Pass. Golden Trout Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Lone Pine, CA. 

From the Alabama Hills. Near Lone Pine, CA. 

Inyo NF. Near Lone Pine, CA. 

John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 

BIR Road, outside Bishop, CA. 

Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 

From Gables Lake Trail.  Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA  

John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 

Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 

John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 

Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 

Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 

John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 

Chalk Bluff. Near Bishop, CA. 

Inyo NF, near Mammoth Lakes, CA. 

From Panorama Dome. Mammoth Lakes, CA. 

Yosemite NP. Near Lee Vining, CA.

Yosemite NP. Near Lee Vining, CA. 

Mono County, near Lee Vining, CA. 

Hoover Wilderness, Toiyabe NF. Near Bridgeport, CA. 

Hoover Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe NF. Near Bridgeport, CA.

Slinkard Valley, near Topaz, CA. 

Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, near Sonora Junction, CA. 

View of Antelope Valley, in Walker, CA. 

Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, near Sonora Junction., CA. 

Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, near Walker, CA. 

View of Mt. Whitney, near Lone Pine, CA.