Day 4:
Grassy Lake (9530) to Pass (10480') - 1.8 mi.
Lake of the Lone Indian (10235) - .6 mi.
JCT John Muir Trail (Silver Pass) (10550) - .8 mi.
Camp 4 at Fish Creek (9100') - 3mi.
Totals: 6.2 mi & 1400' climb.
Bill & Fred at Chief Lake
Photos titles ending in "b" are by Bill;in "r" by Roger; and, in "a" by Allison.
Troop 24 Kickass Trekkers: "The High Adventure Troop" Alumni Backpacking Trip
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
Date(s): September, 2004. Album by Cascade Bill. Photos by Bill & Roger. 1 - 61 of 61 Total. 2877 Visits.
enlarge 202KB, 708x800 1 sierra04d3 001ab Day 4: Grassy Lake to Camp 4 at Fish Creek - via Lake of the Lone Indian, Papoose Lake, and Squaw Lake.
Roger's Day trip to Silver Pass.
enlarge 150KB, 568x800 2 sierra04d4 001b Buckwheat enjoys a few moments to enjoy a book before we head out.
enlarge 151KB, 800x568 3 sierra04d4 002b Peter on a fine September morning at Grassy Lake.
enlarge 155KB, 568x800 4 sierra04d4 003b Just beyond the trail junction to Wilber Lake the trail steepens. Here is Fred on a set of "Sierra Stairs", where the CCC trail crews built trails to last. The stairs are hard to go up or down and are not kind to old knees!
enlarge 149KB, 568x800 5 sierra04d4 004b Climbing up you get this peekaboo view of Grassy Lake through the trees.
enlarge 130KB, 568x800 6 sierra04d4 005b Bill going up the "Sierra stairs".
enlarge 124KB, 568x800 7 sierra04d4 006b Fred going up into the sunlight.
enlarge 150KB, 605x800 8 sierra04d4 007b Finally we get to the top (about 10500') - it seemed like a much longer climb than I thought it would be- about a 1000 ft. climb from Grassy Lake..
enlarge 105KB, 800x533 9 sierra04d4 008r A telephoto view of the peak 11424 from the pass above the Lake of the Lone Indian.
enlarge 123KB, 800x533 10 sierra04d4 009r Looking northeast from the pass above the Lake of the Lone Indian.
enlarge 119KB, 800x533 11 sierra04d4 010r Looking east towards peak 11622 on the left and peak 12221 on the right. Sqaw Lake and Warrior Lake are in the valley below the peaks.
enlarge 164KB, 800x568 13 sierra04d4 012b Fred at view point above the Lake of the Lone Indian.
enlarge 150KB, 800x568 14 sierra04d4 013b Eric and Allison - backdrop is the Lake of the Lone Indian.
enlarge 163KB, 800x568 15 sierra04d4 014b Bill, Eric, and Allison.
enlarge 158KB, 800x568 16 sierra04d4 015b Bill & Eric
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enlarge 129KB, 800x568 18 sierra04d4 017b Beautiful Lake of the Lone Indian - I've been fascinated by that name on the map and in the guide books for about 40 years, an now I have been there!
enlarge 112KB, 800x533 19 sierra04d4 018r We met a group of horsemen (packer and two guests) at the lake - here the packer's dog has fun retrieving a stick from the lake.
enlarge 78KB, 800x533 20 sierra04d4 019r Good Doggie!
enlarge 69KB, 533x800 21 sierra04d4 020r Brian Hanging out.
enlarge 78KB, 800x533 23 sierra04d4 022r A vew across the Lake of the Lone Indian.
enlarge 107KB, 533x800 24 sierra04d4 023r Fred and Bill at the Lake of the Lone Indian.
enlarge 81KB, 533x800 25 sierra04d4 024r Roger "Hangin' loose"
enlarge 85KB, 533x800 26 sierra04d4 025r Dan the Man
enlarge 155KB, 800x568 27 sierra04d4 026b Had a nice converstation with the horsemen - here we say our good byes as Fred and I head up the trail.
enlarge 119KB, 800x568 28 sierra04d4 027b Looking back at the Lake of the Lone Indian - the horsemen are saddled up and heading back to their camp at Jackson Meadow.
enlarge 120KB, 602x800 29 sierra04d4 028b Fred at another set of "Sierra Stairs" - this is near the junction with the Goodale Pass trail.
enlarge 166KB, 568x800 30 sierra04d4 029b Fred crossing the outlet stream at Papoose Lake on an old log.
enlarge 147KB, 589x800 31 sierra04d4 030b Looking down at Papoose Lake and peak 11424.
enlarge 109KB, 800x533 32 sierra04d4 031r Another view of peak 11424 from above Papoose Lake.
enlarge 122KB, 800x568 33 sierra04d4 032b Roger - looking back towards Goodale Pass with peak 11424 on the left. This small pond is just below the junction with the JMT.
enlarge 111KB, 800x533 34 sierra04d4 033r Bill at the same shot as the previous one.
enlarge 103KB, 800x568 35 sierra04d4 034b Roger reaches the top of the pass between Papoose Lake and Squaw Lake. (10550 ft).
enlarge 111KB, 800x568 36 sierra04d4 035b Junction with the JMT - here Roger is heading out on the JMT towards Silver Pass. Peak 11424 in the background.
enlarge 109KB, 800x533 37 sierra04d4 036r Beautiful Chief Lake as seen from the JMT.
enlarge 135KB, 800x533 38 sierra04d4 037r Fred and Bill on the JMT.
enlarge 111KB, 800x599 39 sierra04d4 038b Looking across Chief Lake towards peak 11424.
enlarge 138KB, 800x533 42 sierra04d4 042r Bill & Fred at Chief Lake.
enlarge 107KB, 800x533 43 sierra04d4 043r California Marmot
enlarge 126KB, 800x533 44 sierra04d4 044r Roger climbing up the trail to Silver Lake got this shot of Bill and Fred at Chief Lake.
enlarge 137KB, 800x533 45 sierra04d4 045r Warrior Lake from the Silver Pass trail.
enlarge 81KB, 800x533 46 sierra04d4 046r Looking NW down Cascade valley - Ritter and Banner and the Minarets stand out on the horizon.
enlarge 87KB, 800x533 47 sierra04d4 047r The Silver Divide from the Silver Pass trail.
enlarge 89KB, 800x533 48 sierra04d4 048r Near the top of the pass (Silver Pass) - Peak 11424 across the way.
enlarge 76KB, 800x533 49 sierra04d4 049r Silver Pass (10900') - view looking south. You can see Seven Devils Peak at the right on the horizon. We went around Seven Devils on our 1999 trip.
enlarge 91KB, 800x533 50 sierra04d4 050r Silver Lake from Silver Pass. Fish Creek Valley below.
enlarge 96KB, 800x533 51 sierra04d4 051r Cascade Valley from the ridge above Silver Pass. Below you can see the junction of the Goodale Pass/Lake of the Lone Indian trail - the small pond to the left was the one in previous photos. Ritter and Banner on the horizon. Squaw Lake is out of sight on the right.
enlarge 88KB, 800x533 52 sierra04d4 052r View showing Papoose Lake at center and Chief Lake at the lower left.
enlarge 149KB, 800x533 53 sierra04d4 053r One time lake above Chief Lake (at right) - the topo map shows this as a pond but it has dried up in September.
enlarge 129KB, 800x533 54 sierra04d4 054r Close up view of Peak 12221 from ridge above Silver Pass.
enlarge 93KB, 800x533 55 sierra04d4 055r Another view of Peak 12221.
enlarge 155KB, 568x800 56 sierra04d4 057b Fred on wey down to Squaw Lake. Just before we got to Sqaw Lake, we saw a guy who looked just like Shelby from a distance and we were wondering how he got ahead of us. He had the same clothes as Shelby did but when he got close we saw it wasn't. He and two others were "speed" hiking from Yosemite to Mt Whitney, but after a couple of 35 mile days they had fallen off the pace and were now headed for Lake Edison to bail out. The last of the three said he had gone to school at UW.
enlarge 108KB, 800x568 57 sierra04d4 056b View down valley at Squaw Lake. Fred and I waited here for Roger to get back from his side trip to Silver Pass. While we were waiting, an old codger came up the trail and made fun of our new Kelty Packs. He was a "Go-Lite" hiker - his pack looked like a laundry sack with sewn on straps. But he was moving fast and was soon on his way.
enlarge 137KB, 800x568 58 sierra04d4 058b As we were waiting, Buckwheat joined us. We had planned to camp at Squaw Lake but it was just to barren - no fish in the lake either. We enjoyed the late afternoon sun as we waited for Roger.
enlarge 146KB, 568x800 59 sierra04d4 059b Here comes Roger back from his hike to Silver Pass.
enlarge 123KB, 800x533 60 sierra04d4 060r Fred looking for a camp at the end of the day.
enlarge 52KB, 800x533 61 sierra04d4 061r Roger got shit show of the fading sun from our camp near the junction of the JMT and the Cascade Valley trail.
