Mammoth to Yosemite Backpack

This is a multi-day trip from Mammoth Red Cones trail to Yosemite Tuolumne Meadows.

• This is a 5 days/4nights and ~42 miles, 6,500 ft vertical backpacking trip.
• You must be an experienced backpacker to join. There is no minimum pace requirement but the ability to average at least 2mph is recommended. At the same time, it is not going to be a race to get from point to point, and the expectation is that we will remain together or at least within sight of each other.

Itinerary -

• Day 1 - Meet at Tuolumne Meadows and take the 1:05pm ($16) bus to Mammoth Village. From Mammoth Village take the shuttle to Horseshoe Lake where the trailhead is. From there hike about 2 miles to a suitable campsite, note there is no camping at McCloud Lake so we will need to travel past that before camping.
• Day 2 - Hike to Vivian Lake, ~10.5 miles
• Day 3 - Hike to Thousand Island Lake, ~9.5 miles
• Day4 - Hike just past Donohue Pass, ~11 miles
• Day - Hike out to TM, ~9 miles
• PLEASE EMAIL ME FIRST - jlmuncie@yahoo.com to coordinate and go over your backpacking experience.
• This itinerary is flexible. There's lots of good camping in the area and as long as the entire group agrees I'm open to modifications.
• COST: $5 for permit fees. A $50 deposit is required to reserve a spot on this trip. A refund of $45 will be issued for those that make the trip. If I cancel the trip for any reason a full refund will be issued.
• Signing up does not guarantee participation, payment after being moved from the waitlist to the attendee list does. RSVPs will be waitlist only until approved.
• Details regarding carpooling and equipment will be discussed on a mandatory pre-trip conference call.
• Bear canisters are required on this trail. No pets allowed.