[singlepic id=33 w=320 h=240 float=left]We hiked in Horseshoe Meadows on Saturday, which is in Southern Sierra, California.
Stayed in Lone Pine for a really hot Friday night (95F), I was glad to get some fresh air in the mountains. The car drove up a zig-zag shaped road from 3000ft to 10000ft and we got to the parking lot. It was 60F there, which was much cooler than Lone Pine. There were already some people and cars there, some looked like they stayed overnight in the camping ground.
The meadow was beautiful with clear creeks. Golden trout are protected here. Leaving the peaceful meadow behind, we walked through a very steep part covered by forest formed by pines. I had to walk extremely slow because the high altitude. When getting close to the peak, I got some headache but not so bad. It was cold up there, we still saw some snow patches. Finally we got up to the Trail peak, 11605ft. The big mountains with snow close by gave a great view. You feel like they are saying “we are the greater mountains”.
The round trip was 7.5 mile and 2000ft elevation up according to our GPS.