I snapped a quick pic as this couple went to the shoreline to check out the view.
Entering the Sierra Nevada mountains certainly changes the characteristic of the hike. You leave the dry, hot desert and enter the cold, wet tundra. It is a drastic change that happens in just a few days.
It’s hard to pick a particular landmark as the jewel of this section – the entire section is a jewel from the time you approach Forester pass all the way to Red’s Meadow. The days are long and strenuous, as the terrain crosses a high mountain pass to descend into a long, lush valley. This cycle repeats almost daily.
Blog: PCT mm 707.9 – Escape the Kennedy vortex
Blog: PCT mm 731.0 – Into the Sierra at last
Blog: PCT mm 756.3 – In bear country now
Blog: PCT mm 774.7 – About to hit the big time
Blog: PCT mm 794.3 – Forester pass and snow
Blog: PCT mm 819.4 – A very long day – Pinchot and Mather passes
Blog: PCT mm 842.6 – Let’s call it a snow day – Muir pass
Blog: PCT mm 864.2 – An easy day
Blog: PCT mm 878.7 – Vermilion Valley Resort
Blog: PCT mm 895.4 – Full belly
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