Today was a great day because it really felt like we were getting back into the Seirra Nevada. The scenery was so beautiful and the hiking was smooth all until the last couple miles which were, for me, the most difficult, but the most rewarding.
The morning I was so excited because we had a parking lot with a pit toilet in about 11 miles. I spent most of the morning thinking about how great it was going to be. Sometimes a nice clean bathroom is one of the most peaceful places on the trail.
Unfortunately when we arrived after passing many day hikers seeking pictures of the endless mountain flowers, we found the bathroom locked!
I resigned to find a peaceful spot in the woods and then we could eat snacks. There was a silver lining however, there was a giant dumpster and we unloaded our trash.
After our snack and chatting with Yote and 2.Toe we hit the trail. The rest of the hike was really marvelous and I added a lot of photos below. The highlight was near the end of the hike, leading up to Dick’s pass and Dick’s Lake, we encountered these wonderful mirror lakes surrounded by rock, snow, and ice. It was some of the most inspiring scenery on the trail.
Nearly a mile from Dick’s lake we came to a sketchy lake outlet ford which Sherpa navigated like a pro and was very proud of herself.
We soon arrived at the junction to Dick’s pass and our destination. We looked around and found several section hikers already set up next to Dick’s Lake. We pitched our tent and ate dinner.
Dick’s Lake was covered in floating icebergs and was gorgeous so we snapped some photos before bed.
We settled in and we slept like little hiker babies.
