"Maybe this
wasn't such a good idea".
That's what I
was thinking at the end of the first day of this loop hike out of Onion Valley
last weekend. Although there were some challenging moments it was a fun trip.
Thanks to Maverick at High Sierra Topix for the route suggestion, I would not have been aware of
this alternate route into Rae Lakes without his recommendation.
I started out
leaving home at 3:30 am on Friday after working till midnight. This seems to be
my routine when trying to leave town for a long weekend, but I was feeling good
and the excitement of a new adventure in the High Sierra kept me going. The
ranger sent me on the way at 8:30 am and with a walk-in permit in hand I
headed up to the Onion Valley TH.
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| Onion Valley Trailhead |