On August 19-26, 1967 I backpacked 57 miles with Explorer Post 360 (38 Explorers & men plus 8 guest Explorers & men= 46) on a Boy Scouts of America Reds Meadow to Rock Creek John Muir Trail Sierra Trek.
On August 19, 1967 we backpacked from Red's Meadow to Deer Creek.
Stream on trail to Deer Creek
John Muir Wilderness 19 Aug 1967
Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak from trail to Deer Creek
John Muir Wilderness 19 Aug 1967
Getting a drink along the trail
John Muir Wilderness 19 Aug 1967
Flowery meadow along the trail
John Muir Wilderness 19 Aug 1967
Deer Creek camp - John Muir Wilderness 19 Aug 1967
Leaving Deer Creek camp - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Reds Meadow to Deer Creek Camp map 1967
On August 20, 1967 we continued on the John Muir Trai from Deer Creek to camp at Purple Lake.
View north over Fish Creek Valley
John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Looking southwest across Fish Creek Valley
John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Double Peak across Fish Creek Valley
John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
View south up Fish Creek Valley
John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Silver Divide - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Duck Lake creek - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Duck Lake creek - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Camp at Purple Lake - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Purple Lake - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Purple Lake camp - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Purple Lake camp - John Muir Wilderness 20 Aug 1967
Deer Creek to Purple Lake map 1967
On August 21, 1967 we continued on the John Muir Trail to Tully Hole where we left the John Muir Trail and headed up Fish Creek toward McGee Pass, through Horse Heaven to below Tully Lake where we left the trail and proceeded cross-country to camp at Red and White lake.
Morning at Purple Lake - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Morning at Purple Lake - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Morning at Purple Lake - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Purple Lake - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
The gang at Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Wading Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Wading Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Drying out at Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Lake Virginia - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
On the trail past Lake Virginia
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Silver Divide - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Silver Divide - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Looking down on Tully Hole - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Tully Hole meadow - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Horse Heaven Meadow - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Fish Creek - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Fish Creek near Tully Lake - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Tully Lake - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Camp at Red and White Lake
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Camp at Red and White Lake
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Red Slate Mountain - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Sunset at Red and White Lake area
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Alpine Glow in Red and While Lake area - John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Alpine glow from camp near Read and White Lake
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Sunset in Red and While Lake area
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Sunset in Red and While Lake area
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Sunset in Red and While Lake area
John Muir Wilderness 21 Aug 1967
Purple Lake to Red and White Lake; Red and White Lake to upper Cascade Valley map 1967
On August 22, 1967 we headed cross-country from Red and White Lake for Red and White Pass planning to cross it into the Grinnell Lake basin. It soon became evident that the snow slope was too icy to safely proceed so we backtracked down Fish Creek to the John Muir Trail and upper Cascade Valley.
Red and White Mountain - John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Red and White Lake - John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Red and White Lake and Pass
John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Cutting trail enrote to Red and White Pass
John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Looking back at Red and White Lake
John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
The gang pausing at Red and White Lake
John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Descending from Red and White Lake
John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
On McGee Pass trail - John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Lunch stop, Red Slate Mountain
John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Fish Creek - John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
Camp off Fish Creek - John Muir Wilderness 22 Aug 1967
On August 23, 1967 we continued on the John Muir Trail over Silver Pass to Pocket Meadow on Mono Creek and on to main branch of Mono Creek.
Silver Pass Trail - John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak from Silver Pass Trail
John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak from Silver Pass Trail
ohn Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
Fish Valley, Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak from Silver Pass Trail
John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
Silver Pass - John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
Chief Lake and Papoose Lake from Silver Pass
John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
View south from Silver Pass - John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
North Fork Mono Creek - John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
Waterfall near Pocket Meadow
John Muir Wilderness 23 Aug 1967
Fish Creek over Silver Pass to Mono Creek map 1967
On August 24, 1967 we moved up to lower Pioneer Basin.
Sunset in lower Pioneer Basin
John Muir Wilderness 24 Aug 1967
Sunset in lower Pioneer Basin
John Muir Wilderness 24 Aug 1967
Up Mono Creek to Pioneer Basin map 1967
On August 25, 1967 we had a lay over day in lower Pioneer Basin.
Morning in lower Pioneer Basin
John Muir Wilderness 25 Aug 1967
Scott Henderson fishing in lower Pioneer Basin
John Muir Wilderness 25 Aug 1967
Storm clouds over the recesses
John Muir Wilderness 25 Aug 1967
Storm clouds over the recesses
John Muir Wilderness 25 Aug 1967
Storm clouds over the recesses
John Muir Wilderness 25 Aug 1967
Mt. Stanford, Pioneer Basin, Hopkins Pass, Mt. Crocker from
Mono Pass Trail - John Muir Wilderness 26 Aug 1967
On August 26, 1967 we headed out over Mono Pass from Lower Pioneer Basin.
Mono Canyon from Mono Pass trail
John Muir Wilderness 26 Aug 1967
Pioneer Basin from Mono Pass Trail
John Muir Wilderness 26 Aug 1967
Mono Pass - John Muir Wilderness 26 Aug 1967
Mono Pass - John Muir Wilderness 26 Aug 1967
Lower Pioneer Basin over Mono Pass to Rock Creek trailhead map 1967