Backpacking the North Lake to South Lake Loop | Piute Pass | Bishop Pass | 4k
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I was lucky enough to score the last campsite at the North Lake Campground a couple days before our trip started. The campground does not have potable water, however several streams run throughout the campground that you can filter water. There are pit toilets that are really well maintained, and each campsite has a fire ring, picnic table, and a bear box. There are three sites that are walk-ins.
I parked my car at the North Lake parking area about ¼ mile east of the campground near the Bishop Pack Station. There are restrooms at the parking area as well. There are also trash receptacles at the parking area.
A shuttle is available two times a day (morning and late afternoon) through Labor Day weekend, so be sure to check the Eastern Sierra Transit website for their schedule. www.estransit..... Reservations are not required for the shuttle, and the cost is $5 per person. The driver doesn’t carry change, so bring exact fare. If you use the shuttle to get to North Lake, you will have a 2-mile walk up the gravel road to the trailhead parking lot. The shuttle also stops at Lake Sabrina and South Lake.
We started around 9:00 AM on Saturday, August 29, 2020, from the North Lake Campground in Inyo National Forest. Our plan was to hike over Piute Pass to Upper Golden Trout Lake which would be around 7 miles. Camping is not allowed at Lower Golden Trout Lake. My friend Debbie and I decided to go a bit further on day one to set us up better for a campsite on day 2, so we headed toward Hutchinson Meadow which would put us at about 12 miles for the day. I'm not sure how, but we blew past the Hutchinson Meadow (I assume it was during multiple stream crossings near the meadow) by at least a half-mile and had to double-back before finding a suitable campsite. Piute Creek wasn't far from our campsite, and it was easy enough to access water. We hiked 13.1 miles on day 1, with 2,047’ of ascent, 2,095’ descent, and 43,311 steps!
Day 2 started around 8:45 AM. The first three miles of the hike out of Hutchinson Meadow was nice - shaded in most areas and follows Piute Creek. The last two miles however were very exposed, steep and rocky, and seemed to take FOREVER to get through. We were quite happy to finally reach the JMT junction at the 5.1-mile mark for the day. We took a nice break for lunch and enjoyed the shade of a beautiful tree. We ended our day near the Goddard Canyon Junction. We hiked 8.94 miles on day 2 with 1,334’ ascent, 2,339 descent, and 30,382 steps!
Be sure to check out Part 2 of this trip. It was my personal favorite of the trip, and Evolution Basin is THE most amazing area I have ever seen!
Cameras: iPhone 11 Pro Max, GoPro 360 Max, and GoPro Hero 7
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I decided to throw in a timelapse of me putting my tent up...just for grins. It isn't often that you can actually put stakes into the ground for every attachment point in the Sierra. LOL!
What kind of tent?
@@danekavasconcellos3371 - Hyperlite Mountain Gear Dirigo 2. I’m really happy with it!
Great video! I did this trail 2 years ago with my service dog. One of most amazing in my 40 years of doing hikes in the Sierra!
That is awesome! How did your dog's paws do with all that granite? This was such an amazing trip, and I'm hoping to go back this summer for another visit to Evolution Basin. Such an epic spot!
@@MaryannHazel I had musher's booties. Lost one going over Muir Pass and had to McGiver it with a bandana. He is fine on most of trail, but the really rocky past I boot him up. II wanted to take side trip to Darwin Bench. I hear it is amazing. Let me know when you are going! Ben and I will share an energy bar with you :-)
@@bobharman7328 - I'm hoping to get up there this summer - maybe July (depending on snowpack). Not relishing the idea of hitting that pass with a ton of snow. I could use the extra energy! LOL!
That opening shot!!!!
LOL! I assume you are talking about the timelapse and not of me setting up my tent?
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Thank you for watching - it was an amazing trip for sure!
Thumbs up indeed and hi to Deb, nice to have a nice neighbour. Those were big packs on the rocky trail, so respect to you both, it looked hard work. The scenery was breathtaking and so worth all that hard work to get up there and great lunch spot and yeah, that is the life right there. After almost 9 miles I bet it was nice to finally pitch that tent, cheers Alan
I did my best to lighten that pack too. LOL! Best of intentions, worst of executions. Still at 37+ pounds, but better than 47, right? Thanks so much for watching and commenting Alan! I hope you are doing well!
Brings back memories from when we hiked that loop in Sep 2018. At 8:28, you label a peak as Mt Emerson. If I'm not mistaken, I think that's Mt Humphreys. Anyway, thanks for sharing this great video. Such a beautiful place.
You are probably right! I was relying on an app to give me the peak names. It really is beautiful - and I'm thinking worthy of another trip in the next season. I think September is the best time for this hike - if you can avoid all the wildfires. Thanks so much for watching!
Cool video. That is an awesome tent. Awesome hike. Incredible views. Well done. Crow✌️
Wow...thanks! I can't wait to get through the videos for part 2. That was the best part of the hike. Thanks for stopping by!
Great job Maryann, very beautiful trail and nicely filmed
Thank you! It really is a spectacular trail!
Most awesome! I’ve got to do this trip! I don’t know much about the Inyo Forest, will have to get a map.... thanks for giving some planning details. Must be a wonderful feeling- those rocks and scenery are breathtaking! Looking forward to part two 😉😎
The permits for the trip weren't too hard to get, but you need to reserve them early. August is the best time to go in my opinion. Bugs are at a minimum and the monsoon settles down so you have some pretty awesome weather. I hope you can make it for this one!
@@MaryannHazel Me too! Thanks! 👍 🥾🥾
That was a mighty hike guys well done the blue skies were stunning looks like a really great trail . Stay safe Atb Ana
You are right about that Ana...almost 60 miles by the time we were done. Wait until you see part two of the trip - we walked through some amazing country. Thanks so much for watching!
@@MaryannHazel I'm really looking forward to it!😁👍
Great trip, Maryann!
It was! Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you, Maryann, for another enjoyable vicarious mountain adventure. Your videos are a welcomed escape from the pandemic we are living through.
We were lucky to get off trail when we did. The smoke started getting bad the following day. I'm glad you enjoyed it Samuel...wait until you see part two!
Love that you two are twinsies for this trip! ;) That is quite the hike - steep, long, rocky, but oh so beautiful!! Love that we can see your logo mountain in the daylight. LOVE that photo of the tents at 12:02. They look so cool all lit up. And the waterfall at 15:39 is stunning too! Just a great hike and a great way to spend the weekend!
It was such an awesome trip. I would love to do a few portions of that hike again. That tent photo was taken with my iPhone. I was surprised at how well it turned out. As for waterfalls, there were so many on that trip. Part 2 has even more. Thanks so much for watching!
That was fast. 😀 I miss that place already. I can't wait for part 2. We were SO lucky with the conditions the week we were there. Great job.
We really did luck out with the weather. My heart breaks for all the hikers that had to leave their adventures early.
Outstanding video Maryann, I enjoyed how you vocally and visually documented your trip in this video. The sights were amazing and being a photographer I am sure you took many great pictures. How do you like the Go Pro 360? I am waiting for their new release this month on the Hero 9.
So far, I'm digging the 360. Sadly, I didn't use it nearly as much as I should have. I hadn't taken the time to figure out the processing portion of the 360, so I was a little hesitant to take much with it. But what I did take turned out pretty cool now that I've figured out how to use the software on my iPad. Wishing I used it more now - especially after carrying the damned thing around for almost 60 miles. LOL! There is something up with my Hero 7. I only got one clip from it. Every time I went to use it, the battery was dead. I need to open a ticket with GoPro. I turned off GPS, voice recognition, and anything else that might drain the battery and still have the same issue. I gave up trying to use it. Hoping the Hero 9 is worth the upgrade. I've heard good things about the 8, but not enough to warrant an upgrade. Do you have any trips scheduled?
What was the total miles? This info would be of big help and thank you. Did you stage two cars? How did that work?
Sheesh...I thought I put that in the description, but I guess I forgot. My mileage added up to 57.32 miles with 11,509' of ascent, 10,801 of descent, and 187,179 steps!. I left my vehicle parked in the North Lake parking lot and my friend's husband picked us up at the South Lake parking lot which was awesome. Otherwise, I would have been hitching a ride back to North Lake to get my vehicle. I've read that it is pretty easy to get a ride with all the day hikers that go up toward Bishop Pass. I could have walked, but it would have been a long 12-mile road walk to North Lake. Construction was being done in the South Lake parking lot, so you couldn't park vehicles at that time. I'm not sure if that has changed now.
Whats your overall pack weight? :)
For this trip, it was 41 pounds. But a lot of that was camera gear. I've done some refining and had it down to 37 pounds with 2 liters of water for my recent thru-hike of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Still a work in progress. LOL!
Was this last year? Inyo has been closed.
This was before everything closed - we started August 29th.
@@MaryannHazel Cool! I lost my Whitney Summit Sept. 17. Ended up at Brown Owen waiting for the portal to open. Never did. Great vid!
@@WestShoreMan - I'm so sorry about that. I've had a few trips cancelled this year. I sure hope next year is better for all of us! In the meantime, I'm trying to make up for lost time by getting some day hikes in, and planning some snow camping/snowshoeing. Of course, I probably shouldn't say that. Now we won't get any snow! I hope you get your summit next year. Whitney is awesome!
Beautiful! Such an amazing area, and not much smoke for you it seems so that is good. On your second night, did you know that you were camping right next to this waterfall: waterfallswest.com/images/evolution-creek-falls-1-fl.jpg
Wow...that is beautiful Leon! I had no idea! There were so many waterfalls. Have you done this loop? I was gaga over all the waterfalls on the way out of Piute Canyon. Deb kept telling me that I can't video EVERY waterfall. LOL!
Maryann Hazel I went from Florence lake up into Goddard canyon few years ago. There are more waterfalls up in that canyon as well.
@@waterfallmadman - you are right about that...that is the trail we took to Evolution Basin. I'd like to go back, but go over Lamark Col - do an out and back. It doesn't matter how you go - it is at least a couple days to get to it!
Maryann Hazel you went up Goddard Cyn instead of going up to Evolution Lake? Interesting. Definitely looking forward to part 2.
@@waterfallmadman - Oops! I was looking at the map wrong...or the smoke is getting to my brain. You are correct - we stayed on the Evolution Valley/JMT trail - not Goddard Canyon. My bad!