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UnrepentantLiberal

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27. 5½ miles to Cottonwood Lakes in Lone Pine, CA.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 05:09 AM

Feb 2012

One of the most beautiful places on earth. You have to be very physically fit because the last of it is up a wicked switchback up to Cottonwood Lakes, which are at 11,800 foot elevation. They are the only place you will find golden trout. (That is, used to be until Chuck Yeager transplanted them in New Mexico.)

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Most you have walked, hiked in a day. I once had a job at a teahouse. I woke [View all] applegrove Feb 2012 OP

About 10.6 miles Populist_Prole Feb 2012 #1

maybe 5 on foot Kali Feb 2012 #2

Oh yeah. On skis I probably did 16 Km on an overnight trip to skoki lodge. Then back applegrove Feb 2012 #5

I've done Mt. Whitney a few times - that's 22 miles petronius Feb 2012 #3

Yeah. That is beautiful sleep. applegrove Feb 2012 #4

Traversing the Southern Presidentials Xipe Totec Feb 2012 #6

Rim of Grand Canyon to the Colorado River and back. Vanje Feb 2012 #7

oh man Kali Feb 2012 #8

I'm not worthy!!! applegrove Feb 2012 #9

That's also my single day record taterguy Feb 2012 #17

It took me four days, north rim to south rim JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2012 #21

I hiked to the Bridge to Nowhere. trackfan Feb 2012 #10

50 miles Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #11

20 miles as a boy scout... Grantuspeace Feb 2012 #12

7 days in the spanish peaks wilderness of Montana -- 35 pound pack grasswire Feb 2012 #13

Gorgeous. applegrove Feb 2012 #14

not as pretty as Lake Louise grasswire Feb 2012 #15

Grand Canyon North rim, to Phantom Ranch 14 miles. denbot Feb 2012 #16

30 miles, with light pack, weapon, ammo, and 2 canteens of water oneshooter Feb 2012 #18

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50k / 31.1 miles charlie and algernon Feb 2012 #20

Just did a hilly five-miler breaking trail in the snow about six weeks ago. Brickbat Feb 2012 #22

Routinely did 15 mile day hikes, but in the last few years I've livetohike Feb 2012 #23

'Bout 25 miles. rrneck Feb 2012 #24

10 miles redqueen Feb 2012 #25

25 miles, muscular distrophy walkathon Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #26

5½ miles to Cottonwood Lakes in Lone Pine, CA. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #27