Dates: July 16 to July 20, 2024 Trailhead: Cottonwood Pass (Golden Trout Wilderness, Inyo National Forest) Nearest Town: Lone Pine, California Distance Hiked: 28.5 miles (5,787 feet of elevation gain) Native Land Territories Visited: Newe (Western Shoshone), Tübatulabal Hello and welcome to another Trail Report! I am glad you could join me! Here we have […]

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Here we have a 13 mile sojourn into the eastern Sierra beginning in Onion Valley and going over Kearsarge Pass. (Fun Fact: On June 19, 1864 the U.S.S. Kearsarge sank the C.S.S. Alabama. Chalk one up for the union!) I revisited Onion Valley and its trailhead as it is one of my favorites. This was […]

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