Monday, September 16, 2013

GREEN LAKE & VIRGINIA LAKES NEAR BRIDGEPORT AND MONO LAKE

Morning Sun captures Range of Light Sierra Nevada Range
Leaving Bridgeport, we get a nice view of the Range of Light.





We find the dirt road that leads to the trail head for Green Lake and then on to East Lake.
Its cloudy and we expect some rain.  The rain begins lightly and we hike to Green Lake expecting it might clear, but the rain gets heavier, so we decide on Green Lake only as there is some thunder.


The hike is lovely and pretty easy with pine covered
View from dirt road leading to trail head.
 trails.  We spend some time at Green Lake and wonder what it would be like on a typical Sierra crystal clear sunny day.  The rain is healing and pleasant though as we drove up from the baking desert.
dirt road to trail head
Green Lake trail

 
Green Lake


 VIRGINIA LAKES    
The hike starts out meandering through woods and lake and stream jumping; varied and interesting.  Then climbing along the dry mountains trail with great views of the lakes and on top finally a view of Yosemite and John Muir Wilderness.  Switchbacks on the dry trail make it fairly easy.  Its about 10 mi RT, but because of the variations seems shorter.   
Trail View Virginia Lakes
                                                                              

High elevation above tree line views
                                                                                             

Mountain Ingenuity
View of Mono Lake & 395 from Conway Summit



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