Adventure 005, Hike 040-Day 21 of the JMT

Gary and Chris on top of Forester Pass

Capture California, the Game-2013

Adventure: 005, Hike 040-Day 21 of the JMT

Team: YOLT

Date:  July 16, 2013

Location: Tyndale Frog Ponds

Hike Info:

Trail: John Muir Trail from Center Basin To Tyndale Frog Ponds

Distance: 10.0 miles

Duration: 5:39 Moving

Elevation Rise: 1,709'

Description:
It is another big day-seems like they all are. This time we are going over the highest pass on the JMT, that is 13,153' Forester Pass. Even more so, there are dark clouds forming. So we need to get over the pass before it starts to storm, if it does.

So we get a good start at 7am and start the long ascent. We do not do bad and make it to the top at 11am. We meet Chris and Steve from Minneapolis on top and talk with them for awhile, giving time for Chris' father to make it to the top. Now it is a long trek down-the south side of Forester is shear. We decide to continue on a little ways beyond Tyndale Creek and make it part way up the Bighorn Plateau for out campsite. For more on this day's hike, see our blog.

(As a note: As of Oct 31st, the blog entries has not been edited, nor pictures added for Days 15 through 24 of our JMT experience. We hope to have that done sometime in November--I said it would be done in August so do not hold your breath.)