JMT Day 15: Muir Pass

Friday, August 05, 2011
	Destination: Little Pete Meadow Starting Location: South part of N. Evolution Lake	Today's Miles: 13.00 Trip Miles: 145.10

Today we did our sixth pass, Muir Pass, and it was one of my favorites!

On the way to the pass, we hiked past beautiful Sapphire Lake.

Wanda Lake

We could see for miles! Today was through a lot snow but that made it fun.

Looking to Muir Pass

 There was a nice hut dedicated to Muir himself on top of the pass. We were tempted to stay the night but realized our journeys should take us farther.  Also, I don't think it was allowed unless it was an emergency.

The desent was somewhat treacherous. In one spot, we saw the trail off to the left so we crossed a stream and went over to it. When we looked back, we saw that the snow bridge on the other side was very thin and very high. We had almost thought about going that way, but chose otherwise. A relatively good decision.

Helen Lake

Looking back

Hiking through Le Conte Canyon was beautiful!

 We ended up camping at Little Pete Meadow after passing through beautiful Le Conte Canyon along  We stopped and made dinner before continuing our hike.  This is something we had planned to do.  We haven't done it much because our days usually end before we have the urge to eat dinner.  At camp we decided we were still hungry. Austin heated up a nice flat stone for some hot chocolate on the fire. Then we used the stone with some cheese we had found at Muir Trail Ranch, some Taco Bell Sauce, and tortillas for the best quesadillas in a very long time!