Hiking Big Pine Lakes to Sam Mack Meadow in High Sierra 8/27/2017 - North Fork Big Pine Creek, CA

Описание: Big Pine Lakes hike takes you to one of the most beautiful areas in High Sierra. With jaw-dropping vistas of pristine glacier lakes and peaks of the Palisades in Sierra Nevada, this is a two-thumbs up hike and popular destination for passionate Sierra hikers.

0:00 Introduction
0:30 First Bridge
0:48 Second Bridge
1:26 Lon Chaney's Cabin
2:04 First Lake
2:39 Temple Crag with the Palisades peaks and Second Lake
3:09 Third Lake and Temple Crag
3:56 The Palisades peaks seen from Glacier Trail
4:06 Wildflowers galore - Sam Mack Meadow
4:40 The Palisades peaks seen from Sam Mack Meadow

The route runs along North Fork of Big Pine Creek. The trail never gets monotonous as it keeps entertaining with a variety of terrains and dramatic vistas one after another....bridges, waterfalls, creek crossings, mountain peaks, forests, Lon Chaney cabin, alpine lakes, meadows and wildflowers. The trail is well marked and in good shape, ascending gradually from trailhead/7,800' to a series of lakes above 10,000'. After Third Lake, the trail comes to a junction splitting into two trails....either hike to Fourth Lake or take Glacier Trail which ends at Sam Mack Meadow/11,100' with an option to head further up to the Palisade Glacier.

For trip report:
https://johnshiking.blogspot.com/2017...