TT Sierra Trip Report Thread

“Just got home from the Eastern Sierra. Had a great trip to Dingleberry Lake complete with sub-freezing temps and snow!

Participants were:

WLD
Snow Nymph
Hikin Mike
Wind Walker
wingding0
Naviguesser
Pepperdog
Olive Oyl
Shoosh
Bruce
Phil

Details and pics to follow over the next few days.”

“Photos: Sabrina Basin (Sierra TT Trip)

This was a fun trip! WLD, Thanks for getting the permits!

Snow Nymph”

“He said Dingleberry!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLO”

“Great pics!

Snow Nymph... is fast on the trail, fast on the road and faster at uploading pics now too!

Did you see some weirdo flashing his lights at you just before he turned right? You passed me in Red Rock Canyon and I was behind you until the turn off for the 58.”

“Simply awesome. One of the photos I really like is the group shot with everyone bundled up with hat and gloves, except SN! She's in a tee shirt! It must be all those bag nights. Amazing! Keep up the good work SN and SD. Also hello to Navi, Phil, Pepperdog! PD was that your dog?”

“WW, was that you? I get flashed all the time because of my headlights, I thought it was wierd coming from behind. I also wasn't sure if the guy behind was hitting bumps in the road. I was on cruise, til I saw the car on the side (thought it was CHP).

Sol, I was in a T-shirt cuz I was late! After all the pics, I realized how cold it was..... brrrrrrrr!

Does anyone know how I can get my log in password without starting a new thread to Matt?

Snow Nymph”

“Does this mean Snow Nymph is a troll.... cuz she's lost her log-in??? DANG YOU SNOW NYMPH!!!

LMAO!!!”

“Will check out the pics when I get home from work.”

“That was fast Snowy, I haven't even unloaded the car yet! Nice pictures! I've got to finish the roll that's in my camera so I can get my photos posted.

After leaving the restaurant, I had to put more air in my air shocks. Kept calling my wife at the pay phones across Tioga Pass to let her know how things were. She had "orders" to bring new shocks in the morning if she didn't hear from me by a certain time. Didn't have any more problems and got home at 10:45.

Thanks for the great time everyone!”

“Looks like a great trip. That Dingleberry lake sure looks nice, in the snow. (He He... told ya it was gonna snow...) Looking forward to more pics

Hey Snowy - Did you get caught in 'the Great Troll Round-up'.
I guess with you and Dude posting from the same place, Matt accidentaly wiped you out. Better send him an e-mail”

“I haven't had time to look at the other threads since I got home. I'll check from work. SD and I have separate computers and separate email accounts. He sent me new account info, but I still can't log in.

btw, you were right about the snow!”

“I guess Snow Dude was right about Snow Nymph not sleeping!! Great pics Snow Nymph.

It was a fun trip even though my fingers and toes were numb when it was 20 degrees. Lots of fun with great people and wonderful scenery.

Now I know that my Coleman Exponent Inyo 2 will hold up under light snow.

I wondered if anyone would notice Snow Nymph in short sleeves in that first picture of hers. When she showed up at the trail head she was so pumped she forgot to put on a jacket.

Naviguesser, Hikin' Mike, Wind Walker and I stayed at Mel's on Friday night before going to the trailhead. Thanks to Mel for putting us up!”

“That was me that posted, not SnowDude. I can post from work, so it must be something with my computer.”

“TT Sierra Trip

Thanks to everyone for a great time and a special thank you to Mel for putting us up the night before!

I was glad to hear that you're no longer tense Phil ;)

Navi brought a photo presentation of the proposed 03 Sierrapalooza trip to show us and I must say it is an awesome trip... you don't want to miss it!!!”

“Beautiful pics WW. The low-light shots are awesome!

I can't wait to get down that way, next year!”

“Pretty trip y'all--love new snow.”

“>>--> So which trolls died over the weekend??? Inquiring minds want to know.”

“I lost one of my memory sticks with 32 pictures on it, but here's what I have left of the trip:

http://community.webshots.com/album/53626782cFpeVp

I had pics of everyone. Now I only have pictures of the first part of the trail and from Hungry Packer Lake on, but I do have some great memories.

It was fun! When's the snowshoeing trip going to be?”

“I'll put the captions on tomorrow.”

“Thanks, WingDing.

Too bad about the lost pics. Maybe it'll show up. Check your pack again!

It was fun hiking with you to the ridge!”

“Wow, cool pics guys! :-)”

“Got a chance to see the pics, awesome. My hat's off to you guys. I bet that snow was awesome to see first thing in the morning. Snowy, nice shot of your tent. Looks like everyone had a great time.”

“Very nice pics. I may have start thinking of this upcoming Sierraloopyloo thingy.”

“I couldn't sleep last night! That snow was awesome! Can't wait for more, so we can get the snowshoes out. Last night I got the truck and backpack unpacked, layed everything out to dry, did laundry, and uploaded pics to the webpage. I'm tired tonight.”

“Just another great weekend hang'n out with strangers.

I want to hike with all of you again.”

“I will post my pictures tomorrow.”

“Great looking at all those pics. Hope wingding's lost pictures turn up!

That was a trip I'll never forget. Ditto on wanting to hike with all of you again. However, maybe 20 degrees warmer.

I called Mel and John and thanked them for their hospitality Friday night. They said, "Any time!"”

“Olive Oyl, Ticha, and I had a fabulous hike on our way back from Bishop. Trip report and photos to follow.

What a great group of people! I enjoyed each and every one of you. Sorry I didn't have a chance to talk with everyone more.

Shoosh - did you leave your boots at the trailhead? there was a pair when we headed out. I have them if you want to get in touch with me. If not, does anyone want a pair of women's size 8 boots???

Solitary - yes, Ticha is one of my "kids" - don't you remember her trying to nip your ankles after the Llama-rama?

Hodgeman, I hate to have to say it but you were right. We got snowed on. I actually enjoyed it except for when I was worrying about one stretch of the trail and keeping Ticha warm. Once the sun came out it was very beautiful.

Thanks to everyone for a great trip. Let's do it again soon!!”

“I learned a great new use for snow this weekend - tequila slushies - great idea Navi”

“The trip was a blast with cool places to explore
and great people to hang out with.
It was a pleasure and privledge hiking with all of you.

The trip report is with the pictures

http://community.webshots.com/user/wld257”

“WLD, better change your caption on the last pic. Sheebz & Dave-O-Dave are "skiers", not "snowboarders".

Did you ever find the hornet's nest? What was it you were looking for?”

“Great pics and report WLD!

WingDing Great pics! Hope you find the missing memory stick... what a bummer!”

“Sabrina Basin (internet trip)
- Start: Sabrina Lake Trailhead (9,128')
- I posted that I would wait til 10am for stragglers.....guess who the straggler was
- 11 internet hikers showed up
- We camped at Dingleberry Lake (10,500') and hung out at camp the rest of the day. Temps got down in the 30s at night. No campfires.....cold!
- Woke up to snow Sunday morning...20 deg...everything was white!
- Everyone did their own dayhikes:
-- WingDing, Windwalker and Hikin Mike headed for Hungry Packer Lake
-- Snow Nymph, WLD, Pepperdog, Olive Oyl, Naviguesser and Phil headed out later
--- WLD, Pepperdog, Olive Oyl went to Midnight Lake
--- the Naviguesser and Phil went to Topsy Turvy Lake
--- Shoosh and Bruce headed out
--- Snow Nymph went after the Hungry Packer group
---- I got there, they were looking at a ridge, they thought I was going to Midnight, then over the ridge to HP Lk
---- From there we went to Moonlight Lake
---- WingDing saw a trail heading towards Echo Lake, I went with her
---- WindWalker and Hikin Mike turned back
---- WingDing and I made it to a ridge (11,700') next to Picture Peak, and could see the bowl where Echo Lake was, but not the lake
- Back 1:30am, camp was empty, we packed up, and left at 2:10pm. WingDing kept a good pace......I stopped for two pics, and I couldn't catch her. Out by 4pm
- About 1 mile from the trailhead, Sheebz and DaveODave were on the trail. They had talked to the rest of the group, which was just ahead of us.
- We had dinner in Bishop after.”

“Whoops, ok, I thought they were snowboarders... LOL

Windwalker thanks for the link. And it was really good to hike with you again. I will see you on the trail sometime soon.”

“...and what were those candles? :)”

“Oh Sh*t did anyone bring out the used candles? I was going to but forgot! Yikes!”

“Looks and reads like a great trip.”

“WLD- I didn't see them after I went to bed. I guess we'll heve to go back...”

“. . . maybe we'll find WingDings memory stick up there.”

“Hiking Mike, I think you are right. I guess will have to get back up there before the snow gets to deep. The are by the dining area boulder. Sitting on a flat rock.... Grrrrrrrr”

“That would be nice to find... I guess we cannot be LNT unless we go get them.”

“WLD - Great pics also! It really was pretty up there!”

“by the way great pictures everyone. Windwalker, I want to see Moonlight Lake. How could I have missed it.
Snow Nymph, nice picture of those very cold feet. LOL and cold toes too.”

“Thank you Phil, it was really nice to finally meet you. As well as Naviguesser, Olive Oyl, Pepperdog, Hiking Mike, Soosh and Bruce, Dave-o-Dave and Sheebz.”

“Great pictures everybody! I kept thinking about you all this past weekend with envy. I love snowcamping!

Hopefully I'll be able to join a hike or two with the TT'ers soon.”

“I've got a free weekend. If no one picked the candles up, I'll go back this weekend.

Everyone..... check in, did anyone pick up the candles? Let me know!”