Mt. Cotter 2005
Sixty Lake Basin to Rae Lakes
Thursday, August 25, 2005
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The trail in Sixty Lake Basin, while a good introduction to trails after days of off-trail, was not a very solid trail, especially at its northern end. Today that would change, with our meeting up with the John Muir Trail, a 210-mile “freeway” in the mountains that is usually easy to follow. Along with that, of course, comes more people.
Rae Lakes cooperated with beautiful weather this time around, as opposed to 10 years ago.
Journal entry: Cloudless
weather continues, cold night though with frost again. Headed out of
Sixty Lake Basin via Basin Notch, which had a short uphill but a longer and
steeper downhill over talus and grass to Arrowhead Lake. Found the JMT
at the creek crossing, and followed it south to the middle Rae Lake.
Found our campsite from 10 years ago—we’re camping nearby tonight. Got
to camp around 2pm. Tomorrow is a 9-mile day over two passes… |
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from our campsite in the morning, looking north |
from our campsite in the morning, Mt. Cotter reflected |
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Basin Notch from Arrowhead Lake side |
Fin Dome and Lake Arrowhead |
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looking south over lower Rae Lake Painted Lady is in front behind the lake |
Fin Dome over middle Rae Lake |
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Painted Lady in evening wear |
