Location: Duck Lake, CA
Strenuous. ~5.5-mile backpack with ~1700′ gain
Backpacking with pack support.
This is a high elevation project: 10,000+ ft.
Distinct and rugged granite mountains? ✔️
Alpine lakes? ✔️
Jaw-dropping Eastern Sierras views abound?✔️
This project and location are a volunteer favorite! Consider volunteering for a week of trail maintenance, rock work, drainage feature work, and more!
Service Project Details
Distinct and rugged granite mountains? ✔️
Alpine lakes? ✔️
Jaw-dropping Eastern Sierras views abound? ✔️
Join us for a week of needed trail work, rockwork, drainage feature cleaning/repairing, and more while taking in the beautiful sights of the John Muir Wilderness. This project offers great proximity to some amazing day off activities like: hiking a section of the Pacific Crest Trail / John Muir Trail, visiting Purple Lake and Lake Virginia to the south, or for a strong, prepared, and hearty hiker: a visit to Crater Meadow or Red Cones.
Project Leaders: Kathleen Worley and Misha Kokotovic
This is a high elevation project: ~10,0000 ft. We strongly encourage all participants for this project to get to the area a few days ahead of time to properly acclimate.
Check out the unreal landscape that is the Inyo National Forest: previous projects.
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Itinerary:
Saturday, August 6th. The Volunteer group meets at midday at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, orientation, and help organize the food/commissary gear for the pack team.
Sunday, August 7th. The group will backpack into basecamp and will help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, August 8th. Workday.
Tuesday, August 9th. Workday.
Wednesday, August 10th. Day off
Thursday, August 11th. Workday.
Friday, August 12th. Workday.
Saturday, August 13th. Break down camp, prep gear for pack team, backpack out, good-byes, depart.
Free Time Details
Hike a section of the Pacific Crest Trail / John Muir Trail, hike to Purple Lake and/or Lake Virginia to the south, hike to Crater Meadow or Red Cones, view wildlife, photography, art, etc.
Accommodations
Backpacking with pack support.
Difficulty
Strenuous. ~5.5-mile backpack with ~1700' gain
Task Details
Bending, digging, pulling, lifting, carrying, repetitive motion.
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