I look a the photos when they come in, and I look at them again when I write the short introduction. This time I am left speechless, with no coherent thought. Llamas! The amazing sunset after the storm. Twin Lakes. So beautiful. ~WaterGirl
lashonharangue
My spouse and I enjoyed backpacking and camping in California. However, we reached a point where age and orthopedic issues made that impossible. We switched to car camping and long day hikes but it wasn’t the same. Then we discovered we could pack with llamas, save our backs, and be gone for up to two weeks without resupply. We have taken them throughout the state – in deserts in So. Cal, around Mammoth Lakes, in Sequoia-Kings Canyon, but most of our trips were in or near Yosemite. Our most common outings were in Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest northwest of Yosemite.
Llamas and people are generally out of shape and not adequately altitude acclimated after a winter’s layoff. So early season short hikes are to get us all ready for longer trips and heavier loads (for them). This is one of our favorite places in the Emigrant Wilderness. When we could get there depended on the previous winter’s snowpack as the llamas can’t walk through snow more than a few inches deep. This trip was in early June. Still snow on the peaks but the trails were almost clear.
On The Road – lashonharangue – Emigrant Wilderness, CAPost + Comments (42)