Video — In the Sierra

c) Andrew Carter, 2022

I took this video on October 18th, my last day in the Sierra. It’s a 360-degree view of the scenery near Cottonwood Pass, which is just southwest and above Lone Pine. So much beauty.

At the start of the video, I’m looking northeast. Then I pan clockwise — east, south, west, north. I’m in the Golden Trout Wilderness of Inyo National Forest.

The small lake you see at the start is Chicken Spring Lake, which sits at an elevation of 11,242 feet. As I pan to the east and then southeast, I’m looking down the ridge which forms the eastern flank of the Sierra above Rt. 395 and Owens Lake. The tall mountain you see in the distance along this ridge is Olancha Peak. It tops out at 12,132 feet.

As I continue to pan around, the large meadow to the southeast is Big Whitney Meadow. Then I come back around to the Lake. In the process, almost falling off the rock I’m standing on. Unfortunately, you can’t see Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain (14,494 feet) in the Lower 48, because it’s hidden by the unnamed mountain above the Lake.

Happy trails.

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Andrew Carter

I just completed a multi-year thru hike (MYTH) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It took three years. I hiked 1840 miles in 2021, 733 miles in 2022, and 122 miles in 2023. The only reason I had to hike in 2023 was a wildfire closure at the north end of the PCT in 2022. During the past two years, I've also thru hiked other, shorter US trails. I hiked the Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, NC, TN) and the Tuscarora Trail (VA, WV, MD, PA) in 2022 plus the Ozark Highlands Trail (AR) in 2023. I hope to hike the Long Trail (VT) next year and the Colorado Trail at some point in the future. Please note, all content on this site is copyright.

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