PCT California 2010

This was truly a spectacular trip. We started this trip with 13 of us Naiomi (our truly fearless leader)Jane,Tony,Marrieta,Keith,Linda,Pat,Anna,Geolyn,Cheryl,Ann Marie,Mike and Myself. Our first night out was at Aloha Lakes where we were given explict directions as to how to get there in case we seperated (as we always do). Welllllllll a few us managed to screw this up and headed off in a different direction, from this point we were dubbed the Special Ed hiking team.

Geolyn took off on the Bayview hiking trail after Velma Lakes which was on day 3. Naimoi,Jane,Marrieta,Tony,Linda,Pat and Anna all left on day 4 at Barker Pass right after we had a chance to be exposed to a serious lightening bolt and a good downpour.

We were now down to what Mike dubbed as the "A" team which was Myself,Keith,Ann-Marie,Cheryl and Mike.  Our first night was at a spectacular and remote campsite out on a cliff/ridge with Lake Tahoe in the distance. Two days later we camped at the Sierra Hut up a "trace" trail off of the PCT on Anderson Peak. I really had to appreciate the toughness of the Sierra Club people who built this hut and this bareley visable and insane trail let alone the hut on this crazy peak. We had been adviced along the trail that there was water down another "trace" trail from the hut. Welllllll that was down (and up) another 500 feet of insane terrain. Keith,Mike and Ann Marie stayed in the hut where Keith made friends with a boot loving mouse. Cheryl and I thought our tents looked more inviting (though we both ended up sleeping on slopes).

We were able to swim in 3 different lakes on this trip and had some truly amazing geology.