Relief Reservoir

When: 2016-11-12 to 2016-11-13

Overnight trip past Relief Reservoir, in Emigrant Wilderness. The plan was to go to Lewis Lakes, but the sun set before we could make it.

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Day 1

Francisco, Jay, and Luis near the wilderness entrance.

Francisco showcasing one of many pinecones.

Hai, Luis, Francisco, and Jay resting near Relief Reservoir.

Hai, Luis, Francisco, and Jay along the trail.

Relief Reservoir.

Pinecones littering the scene.

One of few trail markers.

Francisco scrambling up a shortcut.

Luis scrambling up a shortcut.

Here we need to cross the river, so we wait for the remainder of our party to regroup before moving forward.

Hai resting while the group regroups.

Hai bushwhacking.

Jay starting the off-trail portion of the route.

Hai and Luis after the first significant climb off-trail.

Francisco reorganizing some pockets.

Luis off-trail.

Hai approaching the campsite.

Jay on the final push to the campsite.

Luis, Francisco, and Hai preparing and eating dinner.

Hai, relaxing, while eating dinner.

Day 2

Morning view from the bivy.

Pond of water frozen over in the morning.

Jay, as he sets off for the return trek to the car.

Hai, Jay, and Francisco navigating the granite while descending.

While crossing the river once more, Jay recovers a hiking stick that fell in.

Luis fishing while Francisco inspects the water's edge.

Luis showing off the catch (and release) of the day.

Luis and Francisco feeding water to a fish.

Kennedy Meadow entry and exit sign. Another checkpoint.

Francisco capturing an image of fall colors.

An image of fall colors.