The beauty of giant for Sonora Pass

Leaving gigantic

Jump from the cart on the path of Lake Horseshoe for the 3.5 mile walk back to the PCT required an additional motivation since our packages were heavy again with a complete replenishment for the walk of more than 110 miles to Sonora Pass. Zero in Mammoth was also a factor, since he had eaten too much during the previous 36 hours.

While we collected the diversion of the PCT for a bridge washed in Red Meadows, I knew that the day would shake any hiking oxide since we were going to walk 17-18 miles, which would include several thousand feet of climbing.

Our location in the camp that night was beautiful, which made the weight of the pack and the climb seemed a late occurrence.

The next morning, he saw us go through 1000 Island Lake, who seemed to be kissing trout, a fact later confirmed by a fellow hiker who caught his dinner from the lake.

The main objective of the day was Donahue Pass, which was the point of entry to the legendary Yosemite National Park.

Magic yosemite

When we entered Yosemite, we could see the valley floor under which we knew that it led Tuolumne Meadows. After all the climbing and descending in the mountains, the idea of ​​walking in a flat meadow was something exciting. The walk was a great joy.

When we arrived at Tuolumne Meadows, both the store and the grill were still open, so ended our day with a hamburger, salad, beer and ice cream was a moral reinforcement. I must add that the road to the store and the grill is the first path that the PCT finds in more than 240 miles since Kennedy Meadows South left.

HOOVER desert

We made the Hoover desert transition when we went through Dorothy Lake. I had never heard of the Hoover desert, but I was pleasantly surprised how different the landscape of the granite walls and the rock path that constitutes most of Yosemite.

Our goal was Sonora Pass, which for many marks the end of the Sierra del PCT section. The weather was becoming much colder, which took me by surprise since the summer solstice was approaching.

The night before we descended the path on Sonora Pass, we camped on a crest exposed with incredible views. The sunset was incredible.

That night, although the winds entered and with gusts in the range of 40 mph, it was a challenging night to sleep. With the tents still intact, but we barely woke up early and descend at the beginning of the path to bring to our next replenishment in Kennedy Meadows North.

Looking back at the Sierra, it is easy to see why they are for many highlights of the PCT. For my part, I will know that these mountains will walk again.

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