Hello new friends! My indecision has gotten the better of me.
I will be taking my best friend on his first backcountry camping experience. I have been lucky enough to land two permits, but I can’t decide which would be the ‘more magnificent’ option. My friend and I are physically prepared to do either trip…
While either trip would be magical, what would be more picturesque? I have a hunch that Duck Pass might be a more traditional high-sierra experience, with more dramatic crags and more isolation.
#1 Cathedral Lakes to Clouds Rest to Yosemite Valley, with some XC to Budd Lake / Nelson Lake / Echo Lake (how famous this section of the JMT is makes this a hard decision)
#2 Duck Pass to Ivy Bell Hotsprings to Lost Key Lakes, and then return home
I know, I’m spoiled, but I rarely have time to go out for this long and I want to make the most of it! Thanks!
