Group Backpacking Hiking Trip

Group Backpacking Hiking Trip

Mary and I were looking for options for this summer's Murray Group backpacking trip. We tried to narrow down the details according to Richard's "Devil" schedule and other tradeoffs. Currently, there are three date options and two trail choices.

Date Optioins

• July 27 - July 30, 2006
• August 3 - August 6, 2006
• September 7 - September 10, 2006

All of them are from Thursday to Sunday.

Trail Choices

• Agnew Meadows - Ediza Lake -Thousand Island Lake -PCT

   * Nearby City:   Mineral King, CA (South Part of Sequoia National Park)
   * Length: about 22 total miles
   * Trail Type: Loop with two small side trips
   * Skill Level: Moderate
   * Duration: Arrive on Thu. and spend 3 days on the trail. 

• Rainbow Mtn. - Sawtooth Pass

   * Nearby City:   Mineral King, CA (South Part of Sequoia National Park)
   * Length:   about 30 total miles
   * Trail Type:   Loop
   * Skill Level:   Moderate
   * Duration: Arrive Mineral King at Wed. night and use 4 days to finish the loop

Participants

The following people are planning to attend:

   * Mary Dunlop
   * Zhipu Jin
   * Richard Murray

If your name isn't on this list, please send e-mail to Zhipu or Mary.