Hoover TR - Green Lake
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:48 am
I usually post my TR's in the Fishing Hole but void of lies of monster fish and photo-shopped pics to support my tall tales, I will share my adventure here.
I was anxious to get into the Sierras and with the temps increasing here in the valley off I went. After two unsuccessful attempts in the same day to get over Sonora pass due to my pathfinder overheating, I learned that a new radiator was the cure to my trouble. With the problem fixed I drove up to the Kennedy Meadows area to settle in for the night and in the morning was treated to the beauty of this area.
Night Cap Peak
Granite Dome
Sonora pass was awesome and on my way down was blown away with views of the magnificent Leavitt Meadows and the roaring West Walker
Passing through Bridgeport I made a few stops before heading to the Green Creek TH. With bargains like these, I decided to top off the tank
Arriving at the TH, there was just one other car. As I was getting ready to roll, another vehicle pulled up and out jumped Phil and his pooch Max. Although I would make my way to Green with just my loyal hiking partner,
we would spend the next few days with those two.
The trail was just a bit wet with one creek crossing but was really of no concern. After the short hike up the hill we arrived (note: pic from the following morning).
Despite the warning from the ranger that we wouldn't be able to find a dry campsite at this 9K elevation lake, we didn't find that to be the case.
View up to West lake with cascade barely visible in upper left of pic.
The wind was steady at 25-30mph with gusts up to god knows........so no mosquitos!!!!! It blew until about 2am and then settled down. Laker was even getting tired of it.
The next morning we attempted to go to East lake which was about 500 feet higher but had to turn back due to sore paws, loss of trail, and a lotta snow
As the four of us headed back down to the cars, we decided we weren't done with this trip. We headed further south and conveniently ended up at the "mobile gas station", where I enjoyed their famous fish tacos and Phil powered down a hefty burger. We then decided to take a short hike into a local lake to see what was happening there. It didn't provide the kind of solitude that I prefer but the views were stunning.
We camped here for a day and enjoyed the experience and caught a few fish. The highlight for me was coaxing a nice 16-17" brown in the feeder stream to my fly and then performing my famous long distance release (so in turn no photo). The memory is with me however, and I have a witness and he's sworn to secrecy.
Heading back to the area later this week to take some of my friends who are new to backpacking. Should be a fun time and will report back on our adventure.
Ladd
I was anxious to get into the Sierras and with the temps increasing here in the valley off I went. After two unsuccessful attempts in the same day to get over Sonora pass due to my pathfinder overheating, I learned that a new radiator was the cure to my trouble. With the problem fixed I drove up to the Kennedy Meadows area to settle in for the night and in the morning was treated to the beauty of this area.
Night Cap Peak
Granite Dome
Sonora pass was awesome and on my way down was blown away with views of the magnificent Leavitt Meadows and the roaring West Walker
Passing through Bridgeport I made a few stops before heading to the Green Creek TH. With bargains like these, I decided to top off the tank
Arriving at the TH, there was just one other car. As I was getting ready to roll, another vehicle pulled up and out jumped Phil and his pooch Max. Although I would make my way to Green with just my loyal hiking partner,
we would spend the next few days with those two.
The trail was just a bit wet with one creek crossing but was really of no concern. After the short hike up the hill we arrived (note: pic from the following morning).
Despite the warning from the ranger that we wouldn't be able to find a dry campsite at this 9K elevation lake, we didn't find that to be the case.
View up to West lake with cascade barely visible in upper left of pic.
The wind was steady at 25-30mph with gusts up to god knows........so no mosquitos!!!!! It blew until about 2am and then settled down. Laker was even getting tired of it.
The next morning we attempted to go to East lake which was about 500 feet higher but had to turn back due to sore paws, loss of trail, and a lotta snow
As the four of us headed back down to the cars, we decided we weren't done with this trip. We headed further south and conveniently ended up at the "mobile gas station", where I enjoyed their famous fish tacos and Phil powered down a hefty burger. We then decided to take a short hike into a local lake to see what was happening there. It didn't provide the kind of solitude that I prefer but the views were stunning.
We camped here for a day and enjoyed the experience and caught a few fish. The highlight for me was coaxing a nice 16-17" brown in the feeder stream to my fly and then performing my famous long distance release (so in turn no photo). The memory is with me however, and I have a witness and he's sworn to secrecy.
Heading back to the area later this week to take some of my friends who are new to backpacking. Should be a fun time and will report back on our adventure.
Ladd
