First real Sierra day!Jun 05 2017
Rock "Creek"
The designated crossing
Peanut starting to cross
Nothing special -- just crossing a snowy forest.
Midday lunch nap at 11,000 feet!
The second creek crossing of the day -- even sketchier than the first!
Bedding down at 6:15pm for Whitney tomorrow!Whitney Day!Jun 07 2017
First creek crossings in the Sierras
Jun062017
Today, we reached our first major creek that we needed to cross. I say "creek" because it's called Rock Creek.
However, it was the most raging creek I've seen. Let alone crossed while balancing on a log.
Rock "Creek"
The designated crossing
Peanut starting to crossAfter that, it was onward to the top of a ridge, where we took a nice long siesta while we waited for the north face to soften so that we wouldn't have to put on spikes to descend.
Nothing special -- just crossing a snowy forest.
Midday lunch nap at 11,000 feet!
The second creek crossing of the day -- even sketchier than the first!After that, it was a second sketchy log crossing and an early bedtime because we want to summit Mt Whitney tomorrow morning!
Bedding down at 6:15pm for Whitney tomorrow!