Hi Steve!
Thanks for the detailed description, maps, photos and GPS points. You helped plan my next year adventure! My friend Bruce and my cousin want to join in this and I will have some company. Here is what I want to do:
Day 1: Onion V to Kearsarge first lake
Day 2: Kearsarge first lake to Bubbs ck bend below Forester
Day 3: To Tyndel ck CG near Shepherd pass trail jn
Day 4: Follow the Tyndel ck down to Kern river (take the Ranger station trail) and camp at Junction meadow
Day 5: Jn Meadow to Kern hot springs
Day 6: Kern hot springs to Packer's CG or Crab tree meadow following Steve short cut
Day 7: To Mt Whitney
Day 8: Down to Portal
Since my bear can can hold 8 days of food and by day 6 our packs will be light, I think we can do the short cut you described in such detail. Depending on the day we may even skip the Jn Meadow and continue to Kern hot springs (all gentle down hill anyway) since it took me less than half a day from KHS to Jn Meadow this summer. If we save one day, I like to camp at CT meadow and explore the crab tree lakes you described in your x-country adventure as a day hike.
I like to see your detailed description of your x-country short cut thru Crabtree lakes to Discovery pinnacle, trail crest. For me that could be too much adventure in one trip. But would be interesting to check it out part of the way!
Jump in with your comments! Again thanks for paving a new adventure!
