McGee Creek Trip Idea. Is this too stupid?
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:06 am
Hello - I'm planning a trip and want to hear if people think it is too crazy. I am planning on doing a 5 day 4 night trip up McGee Creek. This is my planned itinerary
Day 1. McGee Creek --> Steelhead Lake
Day 2. Steelhead Lake ---> Pioneer Basin
Day 3. Pioneer Basin ---> Hopkins Lakes
Day 4. Hopkins Lakes --> Big McGee Lake
Day 5. Big McGee Lake --> Trailhead.
The question that I have is how crazy is it to be going up over the shoulder above McGee Creek and into the Pioneer Basin on Day 2. I know it is going to be pretty hard hiking on talus for about 1.5 miles. I know it is going to be steep. The question I have is it doable? I have seen trip reports of people looking down from the top saying it is steep. I also found one trip report from way back about people climbing up that way to summit some of the peaks in the area.This is the only report I've found of people going up that route. https://www.snwburd.com/bob/trip_report ... ron_1.html
Why do I want to do this? I'm not sure. It just seems like a cool way to enter the Pioneer Basin, and then connect back around to Mcgee Lake and see some really cool stuff along the way. It seems like something that is more challenging than the usual route.
Am I Crazy?
Day 1. McGee Creek --> Steelhead Lake
Day 2. Steelhead Lake ---> Pioneer Basin
Day 3. Pioneer Basin ---> Hopkins Lakes
Day 4. Hopkins Lakes --> Big McGee Lake
Day 5. Big McGee Lake --> Trailhead.
The question that I have is how crazy is it to be going up over the shoulder above McGee Creek and into the Pioneer Basin on Day 2. I know it is going to be pretty hard hiking on talus for about 1.5 miles. I know it is going to be steep. The question I have is it doable? I have seen trip reports of people looking down from the top saying it is steep. I also found one trip report from way back about people climbing up that way to summit some of the peaks in the area.This is the only report I've found of people going up that route. https://www.snwburd.com/bob/trip_report ... ron_1.html
Why do I want to do this? I'm not sure. It just seems like a cool way to enter the Pioneer Basin, and then connect back around to Mcgee Lake and see some really cool stuff along the way. It seems like something that is more challenging than the usual route.
Am I Crazy?