by allysonshelden | Oct 8, 2014 | Hiking
Bench Lake Ranger Station to home… The morning was very surreal. I heard Omar get up at our normal early hour, but I stayed in my tent. I didn’t need the time to pack up. The trail workers would be back around 8am to reassess and the call for a helicopter...
by allysonshelden | Sep 18, 2014 | Hiking
Lower Palisade Lake to Bench Lake Ranger Station Great start to the day. The first thing to tackle was Mather Pass – another 4 miles and 1500 feet in elevation gain with lots of switchbacks and rough, talus terrain. When Omar started to pull ahead we decided to...
by allysonshelden | Sep 18, 2014 | Hiking
Le Conte Canyon to Lower Palisade Lake After the great flood of Ally’s tent, I woke up with my feet still in a lot of pain. Even stretching them while laying in the tent was extremely uncomfortable. But feeling around inside the tent, I was relieved to find that...
by allysonshelden | Aug 24, 2014 | Hiking
Evolution Lake to Rock Monster, LeConte CanyonWaking up, the first thing I did was test my feet, stretching them out. Yes, they still hurt quite a bit, but were marginally better than when I’d gone to sleep the night before. Well, nothing to do but to get up and...
by allysonshelden | Aug 23, 2014 | Hiking
Muir Trail Ranch to Evolution LakeWaking up, the rest of the trip settled in, heavy on my shoulders. I was excited, but our wiggle room was gone. We had heavy packs, with 9 days worth of food. We didn’t have room to not make our mileage on any day, and our...
by allysonshelden | Aug 23, 2014 | Hiking
Marie Lake to Muir Trail RanchAlthough we started the day only 300 feet from Selden Pass, it certainly felt like more than that! Still not a terribly difficult pass, but definitely a harsh wake-up call! Looking back at Marie Lake, it was as gorgeous as ever, and I...
