Paradise V 01

Paradise Valley Backpack

18 miles Donner Lake junction, Castle Pass to Paradise Valley, July 21-22 2021.

21 Jul 2021

46 visits

Paradise V 01

Going back to reclaim this PCT section out of Donner Lake area that I could not complete due to snow in 2019... cresting over Castle Pass once again.

21 Jul 2021

37 visits

Paradise V 02

Castle Peak.

21 Jul 2021

28 visits

Paradise V 03

Dropping into Round Valley, where the snow was so thick in July 2019 that I could not carry on without trek poles or micro spikes. Hard to imagine in this more typical hot, droughty wildfire year.

21 Jul 2021

40 visits

Paradise V 04

The Peter Grub hut in Round Valley.

21 Jul 2021

32 visits

Paradise V 05

21 Jul 2021

36 visits

Paradise V 06

North up and out of Round Valley.

21 Jul 2021

35 visits

Paradise V 07

21 Jul 2021

31 visits

Paradise V 08

Few running streams out here, but the occasional spring highlighted by gorgeous wildflower displays.

21 Jul 2021

34 visits

Paradise V 09

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