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for Beginners: To get you off the couch, gear you up, get you into Sierra Shape and on the trail. Ask questions. Find killer short routes up and down the High Sierra Crest to get you started.
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Welcome to TahoetoWhitney.Org
When this brutal web-construction process is over TahoetoWhitney.com will be your complete Trail Guide to the long-distance backpacking trails along the Sierra Crest between Lake Tahoe and Mount Whitney.
Man, it's much easier to walk the trails than put 'em up on the internet.
The main trails described on the Trail Guide are the Pacific Crest Trail along the whole Sierra Crest, the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail in the Northern Sierra, and the John Muir Trail in the Southern Sierra.
Beetle, Royal Blue, Dicks Pass, Desolation Wilderness
September 18 2009
Desolation Wilderness on the South side of Dicks Pass at about 8600 feet.
Trail Guide Page: South Side of Dicks Pass
Ebbetts Pass and Highland Lakes: Car Camping Highway 4
Highland Lakes has a nice car campground, and across from it is a smaller set of sites between the Lakes to the Southwest.
Tahoe to Whitney Trail Guide
Stanislaus National Forest
Heat Safety in the High Sierra
A lot of people may think it strange to speak of heat safety in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. But it is not. This harsh environment of extremes often serves up high temperatures.
Highland Lakes
Highland Lakes is a nice place where I take a break or spend a night as I hike by linking up my Southbound Tahoe to Yosemite trail with the Pacific Crest Trail via Highland Lakes.
Highland Lakes is also an excellent place to begin or end hiking trips, as it's well maintained dirt road brings us to the Highland Lakes and Gardner Meadow Trailheads.
Juniper, Highland Creek
The largest junipers I've ever encountered.
Juniperus grandis
Trail Guide Information
History of the Toiyabe National Forest, A Compliation
History of the Toiyabe National Forest, A Compliation
Toiyabe Nationa Forest history compilation. An interesting and very informative document that is as obscure as informative.
History of the Toiyabe National Forest, A Compliation, pdf
Jenkins Canyon to Highland Lakes: TYT to PCT
Highland Lakes is served by a well-maintained high-quality dirt road. The Highland Lakes road is located on Highway 4 just West of Ebbetts Pass. Highland Lakes has a small self-registration car campground.
Jenkins Canyon trail junction on the TYT to Highland Lakes Trailhead: 6.46 miles.
8613 feet at Highland Lakes Trailhead down to 6880 feet at Jenkins Canyon.
Highland Lakes Trailhead to the PCT at Wolf Creek Pass via Gardner Meadow: 3.27 miles
Boulder Lake Trail: PCT to TYT
The main forum entry for comments and information about connecting the PCT and TYT through the Boulder Lake trail in the Carson Iceberg is on the page below:
Boulder Lake Trail: TYT to PCT
Here's the trail guide information
Trail Guide Pages
PCT Guide Page: Boulder Lake to East Carson River
