Sierra South: 100 Back-country Trips in California's Sierra
- ISBN-10
- 0899971628
- ISBN-13
- 9780899971629
- Series
- Sierra South
- Category
- Travel
- Pages
- 314
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Author
- Thomas Winnett
Description
5th Hiking Day ( Lake at 11,400 ' to Wright Lakes , 6 miles ) : Return to the trail junction and continue southward on the Pacific Crest / John Muir Trail . Within a short half mile you cross Tyndall Creek , and then pass the Shepherd ...
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