Thursday, October 29, 2015

Oh, the Places They Go! - A Hike Down the Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail




From the site: Oh, the Places They Go! - A Hike Down the Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail

Lone Pine, CA Friends, Eric and Laurel (Raven and Chickadee), arrived in Lone Pine a few days ago.  They are avid hikers so we asked them to join us to do a hike down the Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail.  The trail is four miles long and runs from the Whitney Portal (8,360 feet) to the Lone Pine Campground (5,640 feet).  With a change in elevation of 2,720 feet, we followed the rangers recommendation and left our Jeep at the campground and drove to the Whitney Portal in their truck.  That made for a nice, easy hike down along the Lone Pine Creek.  Once back at the campground we drove the Jeep back up and retrieved the truck. Notice the gloves and jackets worn by the hikers.  It was only 47 degrees when ...Read more...




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