On the Pacfic Crest Trail, the John Muir Trail and Tahoe Yosemite Trail

Stateline NV to Independance CA - Lake Tahoe to Kearsarge Pass

August 1 to August 19, 1999

Trip Itinerary

August 1999

July 31, take the 4:00 pm flight from Columbus OH to Reno NV, take the early morning casino bus from airport to Stateline NV.

• 1 - 18.2 miles to Round Lake --- start walking at 10 AM, Stateline, NV - 14 miles of bike paths and pavement walking
• 2 - 20.0 miles to Lily Pad Lake --- on the Pacific Crest Trail
• 3 - 17.0 miles to Noble Lake
• 4 - 18.5 miles to East Carson River Trail
• 5 - 17.9 miles to Kennedy Canyon - 1/2 mile pass jeep road
• 6 - 22.1 miles to Wilmor Lake --- enter Yosemite National Park
• 7 - 14.9 miles to Benson Lake
• 8 - 16.8 miles to Virginia Canyon --- almost out supplies, half day to town
• 9 - 14.5 miles to Tuolumne Meadows --- get supplies from home - two meals and food - 1/2 way point - showers - phone home
• 10 - 18.7 miles to Island Pass
• 11 - 19.2 miles to 2 miles down Fish Creek Canyon from Red Meadows --- one meal and food at Red Meadows - showers - phone home
• 12 - 16.4 miles to Fish Creek Canyon at Purple Lake Trailhead
• 13 - 14.0 miles to Verllion Resort --- two meals and food at Verllion Resort - showers
• 14 - 15.3 miles to Sally Keys Lakes
• 15 - 20.3 miles to Evolution Lake Inlet
• 16 - 18.0 miles to Deer Meadows --- enter King Canyon National Park
• 17 - 17.6 miles to 1 mile pass Pinchot Pass
• 18 - 18.7 miles to 2 miles up Kearsarge Pass Trail
• 19 - 7.0 miles to Onion Campgrounds --- got to Independance, CA at 10:30 AM - showers - phone home - walk the town

August 19 take overnight bus back to Reno for 6:00 AM flight back home

The Equipment List

Listed by heavest to the lightest

Worn

• 30.0 - One Sport Vitess - trail running shoe
• 6.75 - Exofficio shorts
• 6.0 - coolmax short sleeve T-shirt
• 3.0 - hat straw
• 1.5 - sock - nylon
• 1.25 - underpants - nylon

Weight Carry - 230.5 oz - 14 lb 6.5 oz

• 3.0 lb - North Face Over Easy Polarguard sleepingbag
• 2.5 lb - Avid Outdoors Tent - 4 x 6
• 25.0 - Lowe Alpine Triple Point Ceramic Jacket
• 13.75 - backpack - Coleman Landslide Daypack
• 11.0 - long sleeve polyester shirt
• 9.0 - windproof pants - nylon
• 8.5 - Spalding water bottle waist pack
• 7.5 - Endeavor 210x Zoom Camera and pouch
• 6.0 - SafeWater Inline Filter with platypus waterbag and tubing
• 5.5 - first aid kit
• 4.5 - socks - 3 nylon
• 4.5 - pad Z-rest 17x25.5
• 4.0 - silk bottom
• 3.5 - book and maps
• 3.5 - silk tops
• 3.0 - goretex sock
• 3.0 - 1 quart aluminum pan
• 3.0 - sunlotion
• 2.5 - sleepingbag stuff sack and plastic liner
• 2.5 - food stuff bag
• 2.0 - shaving cream and razor
• 2.0 - emergency blanket
• 2.0 - toilet kit
• 1.75 - stove stand
• 1.5 - cord - 30 feet
• 1.5 - pot holder
• 1.25 - compass
• 1.25 - film - 2 rolls
• 1.0 - metal spoon
• 1.0 - 20 oz bottle
• 1.0 - platypus 2.5 L
• 1.0 - 4 titanium stakes
• 1.0 - bandanna
• 0.75 - knife
• 0.75 - tooth paste and brush
• 0.5 - open container stove
• 0.5 - lighter
• 0.5 - 2 photon light
• 0.5 - cotton rag
• 0.25 - watch

At Kearsarge Pass - tent sticking out of backpack

Totals

• 18 days
• 325 miles
• 18 miles per day average
• 9 days and 163.1 miles from Stateline to Tuolumne Meadows - 15.5 lb of food - 20 oz of aclohol fuel
• 9 days and 160.3 miles from Tuolumne Meadows to Onion Campgounds - 13 lb of food - 16 oz of aclohol fuel

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