We were only about 1/5 of the way up to the summit. If you make it to the summit you are then in Sequoia National Park. We are on the wrong side of the mountains to enter this park or King's Canyon National Park. Those parks will have to wait to be seen another time. It is hot in the Owens Valley where we are camped but if you get up into the high country the temperature is delightful!Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Mt. Whitney Hike
The highest peak in California, and for that matter in the lower 48 states, is Mt. Whitney at 14,497 feet. We took a 5 hour round trip up to this beautiful lake called Lone Pine Lake.
We were only about 1/5 of the way up to the summit. If you make it to the summit you are then in Sequoia National Park. We are on the wrong side of the mountains to enter this park or King's Canyon National Park. Those parks will have to wait to be seen another time. It is hot in the Owens Valley where we are camped but if you get up into the high country the temperature is delightful!
We were only about 1/5 of the way up to the summit. If you make it to the summit you are then in Sequoia National Park. We are on the wrong side of the mountains to enter this park or King's Canyon National Park. Those parks will have to wait to be seen another time. It is hot in the Owens Valley where we are camped but if you get up into the high country the temperature is delightful!