Rae Lakes Loop Backpacking - Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park

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A backpacking adventure with 4 friends on the Rae Lakes Loop in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California from July 23-26, 2022. Although distant fires gave a little haze on day 1, we lucked into beautiful weather and an amazing experience covering 43 miles and 8,000 feet of elevation gain over 4 days.
Chapters:
- Day 1 (0:48): Road's End Ranger Station to Upper Paradise Valley
- Day 2 (4:01): Upper Paradise Valley to Middle Rae Lake
- Day 3 (6:58): Middle Rae Lake to Junction Meadow
- Day 4 (10:32): Junction Meadow to Road's End Ranger Station
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1 сен 2022

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@letsmap Месяц назад

This is a bucket list trip for me… especially since I’ve been to Kings Canyon for car camping a handful of times and pretty familiar with the initial stretch. I MUST GO!!!! I’m feeling euphoric just watching your trip… what an amazing experience it must have been! I even have a huge print out of the usgs quad maps of this hike on the back of my office door at work lol

@hikingmule Месяц назад

It was a bucket list item for myself as well! Amazing and challenging once I was finally able to have the stars align.

@sluggotinfantryman 5 месяцев назад

Love the safety yellow shirt!

@hikingmule 5 месяцев назад

haha.... it's one of his signature shirts he always wears. I love it because it's easy to spot him!

@scottmalisos3272 Год назад

Very well put together video!

@hikingmule Год назад

Thanks Scott! Fun to put together, but an even better hike. :)

@DaveCollierCamping Год назад

Stunning scenery

@hikingmule Год назад

Yes, it's been one of my favorite locations so far and I would highly recommend. 😀

@DaveCollierCamping Год назад

@@hikingmule Excellent

@wellseasonedhiker Год назад

Nice job on the video!!! Well done

@hikingmule Год назад

Thank you! It's fun to put these together.

@sluggotinfantryman 5 месяцев назад

Great video! Thanks

@hikingmule 5 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@mhaskins3769 Год назад

You have a unique way of narrating and explaining the trip that no other hiker does! Great video and appreciate the mileages and elevation gains.

@hikingmule Год назад

Wow, thanks for the kind words. I always get value in watching other videos in prep of any hike and hoped I could give back a little.

@natlovell122 Год назад

Amazing footage! Thanks for sharing. I will be doing this loop one day, just not this year as the scenic byway will not be opening down to roads end. Happy trails

@hikingmule Год назад

Thank you! It took me three times before I was able to make this trail possible, so I feel your pain. It's sad to see what happened this year, but hopefully they will get it up and running again.

@ashleymuehlmeier5188 Год назад

very impressive video

@chloemuehlmeier4300 Год назад

Wow so pretty

@bcdowz4875 Год назад

Just did this hike 2 weeks ago. What a great hike!

@hikingmule Год назад

Absolutely great hike! What direction did you end up going?

@awitnessuntoallnations Год назад

What a fun & memorable backpacking adventure! Thank you for sharing your experience on the trail, as well as, the beautiful scenery & amazing Sierra views. Well done! 👍

@hikingmule Год назад

Thank you! It truly was a memorable journey I was lucky to experience.

@CroakerOutdoors Год назад

What an excellent trip and terrific video. Just making the jump from car camping to backpacking and appreciate the inspiration.

@hikingmule Год назад

Thank you for the kind words! If you already enjoy car camping, you'll love getting deeper into the backwoods!

@sluggotinfantryman 5 месяцев назад

Interesting to see it for 2023. I understand the roads end up Bubbs Creek. I tell everyone go in over Kearsarge out Taboose Pass. If game go in Taboose go out Shepherd Pass. The question is do you want peaks? Shepherd gets you Tyndall Keith and Williamson if you them. Kearsarge Pass gets you Mount Gould. 13k plus. It is a gem. If at top go out ridge toward Dragon Peak. Taboose is a pass. Wide big epic cliffs waterfall. If not dried up. Long approach from Hwy 395 side. The classic path is in Kearsarge out Kearsarge. 17-18 miles between it and Roads end. BUT. You have to drive to roads end! Lol. Yep. Now Hwy 395 side you park at 9200 feet Kearsarge walk 5.7 to pass. Bam. You can in and out Taboose too. Pow. The only west east route I have taken is Clover Meadow towards Yosemite or Devils Postpile and Courtright Lake to middle. Roads End/Kearsarge is the main short route between sides. Roads are Sherman Pass and Tioga. Thats it. Great video. As usual all things SOCAL are one the live harder love hard channel. And Zion area Jonjasperadventurepage Google it. My channel sucks. The west is on there though.

@hikingmule 5 месяцев назад

I've thought about bagging some peaks on a trip but have yet to incorporate it into a backpacking trip. Perhaps in a future one! The entire area of this trip offers so many amazing options.

@KevinRStrauss Год назад

Thanks for the memories. I thru-hiked the JMT in 2014. Someday, I hope to return to this area and enjoy it as you and your crew did. PS. I also really appreciate your calm and mellow commentary. This was truly a relaxing video to watch. Cheers! ☮❤🤝

@hikingmule Год назад

Thank you and glad you enjoyed! The JMT is a dream hike for me which hopefully I can accomplish when I get more time. I ran across several doing the JMT which was pretty fun to get their thoughts on the experience.

@WattoPhotos Год назад

very cool hike the land looks amazing I would go there everyday if I could.

@hikingmule Год назад

Thanks! It truly was amazing.

@markadlardstonepipeadventu2589 Год назад

Hey!! I see you made it out there! Congratulations and thanks for an awesome video.

@hikingmule Год назад

Thank you!! It turned out to be a fantastic trip well worth the wait.

@94intyel Год назад

Thank you! Going to do this one in 2023 (early fall) How did you get a permit? Was it hard to obtain? Also, a bridge in the 1st part of your video - Day 2 I think - Is it still there? (I couldn't find it last October...) Thx in an advance

@hikingmule Год назад

If you're going to do the hike before May 25 or after September 24th this year, you get a self-issued wilderness permits available at visitors centers. If you're going between those days, you'll need a permit. I go through the process in another video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-959GdDFxdg4.html The bridge at Upper Paradise Valley area is out, but you can find places to cross. Woods Creek Crossing still has a suspension bridge as far as I can still tell. Good luck! It's a fantastic trail.

@94intyel Год назад

@Hiking Mule thank you sp much I'll watch your other video Aiming to go mid Sept or so! I attempted this trip last yr, but it was in the very end of Oct w the 1st storm coming in. Spent a night. in Patadise valley and turned back (o ve seen nobody during the intire hike But people were saying that there were few other backpavkers - further Thx again !