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Coming over Sonora Pass yesterday. Sonora Pass is considered the end of the Sierras (as far as the PCT is concerned). The Pass was amazing. We camped about 1,500 feet below the night before. The hike took us almost to 11,000 feet. I was amazed at the amount of snow still up there (despite “low” snow year). It was windy and even chilly at times… definately not Texas. The snow fields are melting and the water running off is super cold and super pure… no filtering needed. We are still seeing freezing temps at night!
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The fly rod stayed packed the last several days. The last 80 miles have been tough and the streams looked only good. I caught many Brook Trout prior to getting to Tuolumme Meadows (in Yosemite). I hope to find more good spots in the next section. This Brook I caught in the outlet of Thousand Island Lakes. I had good luck until the mosquitoes realized I was there. Mosquitoes in the last section have been brutal, another reason for limited fishing at times.
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Originally posted by bigjohntex View PostWell, I must say I truly regret passing over this tread so many times without reading a single word. But, I just read from beginning to end (i know its not over, just to the end of what was written). All I can say is WOW! I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the story and the pictures. I'm pretty sure it could make a decent book. Lol. I'll check back in and stay caught up. Thanks again for taking us along with ya'll. Most of us will never have the drive, ability or opportunity to do something like this. Keep at it!
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Originally posted by MLank View PostKeep it up!
I saw you mention, Bugz, seems like a trail name has taken root. I went back to look, did I miss the story on how the name came about? Speaking of, how about your trail name?
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Originally posted by huntmaster View Postwhat was the rock cabin in the pictures used for ? can yall see any smoke from the fires ?
We heard there is a fire in Yosemite. We are north of Yosemite now, but a few days ago we could see smoke in distance and smell fire. We knew it was to our south. Just learned yesterday fire us in Yosemite.
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We are resting at a friends place in north Tahoe and will get back in the PCT at Truckee. There may be a side trip to the Truckee River tommorow for trout.
While I am sitting here, I am not going to be back in texas until after Labor Day. I will be looking to unload tix for Robert Earl Keen (sept 3 and 4)… his last two shows (Floores). Shoot me a Pm if interested. I will put these on the classified section if no one sees them here first.
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Big up date. After several days of resting in north Tahoe, we got back on the trail at Donner Pass and made the 42 mile hike to Sierra City. The trail was not overly tough and my right foot now feels great. Most hikers, including us, have decided to avoid the 150+ mikes of scorched earth (Dixie Fire last year). So ti get around it, we hitched out of Sierra City to Sierra Ville and then hitched back to Truckee. We are going to do a small road trip with other hikers today. Problem is no cars were available in Truckee so we hitched to Reno. I believe we hitched 76 miles yesterday (three different hitches). We went from a cool small town (Sierra City) on the Yuba River to the GSR casino in Reno. We are about to head north above the burn now.
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