hello gon2srf,
nah, I was only going up to lone pine lake to see if I could get some fishing in. I'm nursing a knee injury right now so I am keeping my hikes pretty simple.
Great trip report...sorry you got no fish but I bet it was peaceful fishing none the less and some good rehab for your knee. You mentioned your bag was 15' and you had a 3 season tent but you did not mention what kind of pad/mattress you had? Once it gets down below freezing I am using a combination of a (R) Exped Synmat UL7 and a (S)Ridgerest CCF pad, Marmot 15' down bag and an Integral Designs bivy. Even if I go to bed somewhat cold I feel like this setup especially the bivy will keep me toasty down to the low low teens. You did say your upper body was fine however so maybe your pad had nothing to do with it, just had cold feet goin' to bed? The only thing I could think of would be heating some water and putting a nice hot water bottle down between your feet.
Thanks again for the reply and the report.
Scott
