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Steve Bloomfield | profile | all galleries >> Backpacking in Kings Canyon National Park September 2003 >> Backpacking in Kings Canyon National Park Days 7 and 8 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Backpacking in Kings Canyon National Park Days 7 and 8

Day 7, 10 miles, 2 miles on trail, 7 miles cross country over Harrison Pass, and another mile on trail to camp at the south end of East Lake. It took 12 hours to get to camp (6:30am to 6:30pm). Saying the cross country terrain was torturous would be putting it mildly. The north side of the pass was a gravel filled avalanche chute. Crossing large boulder fields was common as was hiking down water falls and over rock faces. Day 8, 13.5 miles from East Lake to Cedar Grove. The day was all down hill dropping 4400' over the course of the day.
Sunrise on the Milestone Creek Trail Below Lake South America
Sunrise on the Milestone Creek Trail Below Lake South America		 Trail junction to lake South America
Trail junction to lake South America		 Early morning near lake South America
Early morning near lake South America		 Small Lake near Lake South America
Small Lake near Lake South America
Cross country route to Harrison pass
Cross country route to Harrison pass		 Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass		 The top of Harrison Pass
The top of Harrison Pass		 Starting down the avalanche chute
Starting down the avalanche chute
The descent on the north side of Harrison Pass
The descent on the north side of Harrison Pass		 Halfway down
Halfway down		 The north side of Harrison Pass
The north side of Harrison Pass		 Taking a break at the bottom of Harrison Pass
Taking a break at the bottom of Harrison Pass
Last Day
Last Day

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