Passes with Dogs
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:15 am
My wife and I are looking at possible future trips that include passes we are not very familiar with. The caveat: hiking those passes with our dogs. Our dogs are dachshunds, 10 & 15lbs, and have hiked on maintained, un-maintained and some off trail areas, mostly in the They west side of the Sierra off the 168 highway (Huntington, Courtright & Wishon areas). They have done 10 mile days and up to 30 mile trips. We have carried them at times but they really do not like it and carrying them through uneven terrain could create more problems.
The two passes in question.
Trip one plan would be hiking to Graveyard Lakes, going over Graveyard/Silver Fox Pass to Peter Pande lake. Per the description on HST, it looks like the south side is doable with the dogs but am a bit concerned about the talus on the north side. Comments or suggestions for taking dogs on this route?
Trip 2 plan is linking Bench Valley and Red Mtn basin. My wife an I have gone over Hutton Col (easy on south side, on the north side we went along the spine north before dropping down into Arctic lake). We believe the col is too much and too step with the dogs. The other option is going over Lucifers Saddle and dropping in to Big Shot Lake. The south side of the east saddle and on top looks doable but the talus going into Big shot is the concern. Any comments or suggestions?
Thanks
The two passes in question.
Trip one plan would be hiking to Graveyard Lakes, going over Graveyard/Silver Fox Pass to Peter Pande lake. Per the description on HST, it looks like the south side is doable with the dogs but am a bit concerned about the talus on the north side. Comments or suggestions for taking dogs on this route?
Trip 2 plan is linking Bench Valley and Red Mtn basin. My wife an I have gone over Hutton Col (easy on south side, on the north side we went along the spine north before dropping down into Arctic lake). We believe the col is too much and too step with the dogs. The other option is going over Lucifers Saddle and dropping in to Big Shot Lake. The south side of the east saddle and on top looks doable but the talus going into Big shot is the concern. Any comments or suggestions?
Thanks