- Pioneer Basin Backpacking - High Sierra Trails
Backpacking to Pioneer Basin Deep in the John Muir Wilderness The seven lakes in Pioneer Basin are spread across an alpine valley on the Mono Creek drainage, west of Rock Creek Surrounding the valley are peaks named after the Big Four, pioneer California businessmen who backed the construction of the first transcontinental railroad - Stanford, Hopkins, Crocker, and Huntington Gentle terrain
- Backpacking from McGee Creek to Pioneer Basin via Hopkins . . .
Pioneer Basin Pioneer Basin is a treasure trove of high alpine lakes tucked into the Sierra Nevada Located near Mammoth Lakes, it can be accessed from the Mono Creek Trail or a more adventurous cross-country route over Hopkins Pass via the McGee Creek Trail
- Advice for Mono Pass Trail, Pioneer Basin, Laurel Creek . . .
Any advice for a 5-day trip up Mono Pass Trail to Pioneer Basin, Laurel Creek and Fourth Recess? I don't want to hike completely to Pioneer Basin on day one, what's a good stopping point? Any camping advice at these locations offering good views? Any advice on exploring Pioneer Basin or Fourth Recess?
- Pioneer Basin - Mono Pass - BACKPACKING THE AMERICAN WEST
Bob, me and Dan just before going up to Pioneer Basin This is near Golden Creek Looking back east from near our camp in Pioneer Basin We saw 3 or 4 day hikers here the entire time Dan and Bob on our day hike up to a high ridge along the west side of Pioneer Basin Dan coming up to the ridge Our camp was below the narrows on the lake at the
- Pioneer Basin Lakes Trail, California - 87 Reviews, Map . . .
Camping is allowed on Pioneer Basin Lakes Trail in John Muir Wilderness Camping accommodations vary, and can include campsites, dispersed camping, huts, or in-town accommodations
- Sierra backpacking: Pioneer Basin - YouTube
Eastern Sierra: Pioneer Basin from the Mosquito Flat Trailhead via Mono Pass, Trail Lakes, the Mono Creek Trail, the Pioneer Basin Trail to the Upper Pioneer
- Pioneer Basin #29E47 Hiking Trail, Mammoth Lakes, California
The Pioneer Basin is a broad hanging valley almost 1,000 feet above Mono Creek One lake is about halfway up The other 6 lakes are spread across the basin, which is surrounded by high peaks The start of the Pioneer Basin trail can be reached by hiking 8 7 miles up Mono Creek from the JMT, roughly 13 miles from the Lake Edison ferry However, it is easier and more common to get there by
- Stormdude - Outdoor Photos and Adventures
Pioneer Basin offers the classic expansive views we look for during our annual backpacking trip to the High Sierra Hiking down from the basin offers more great views of the Mono Divide
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