- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
The trip this year will be Aug 5-12. The schedule will be to run the Dusy-Ershim Trail Mon-Thurs, then Swamp Lake Trail Fri-Sat, and Bald Mtn Trail on Sunday.
The first weekend will be left open so those who will be arriving on the weekend to run Dusy can plan to do whatever they want. There are a number of possible trails to run.
The second weekend, Aug 10-12, will be our traditional annual Swamp Lake run. We've been alternating between spending two nights at Grouse Lake and coming out Sun, or spending one night at Grouse lake and coming out Sat and then running Bald Mtn on Sun. This year we'll spend one night on the trail and run Bald Mtn on Sun.
These trails are in the Sierra National Forest near Shaver Lake, which is roughly an hour's drive east of Fresno. Dusy and Swamp are both trails through trees and meadows, past lakes and over 10,000' ridges, with very nice scenery and camping. Dusy is a famous trail both because of it's great scenery and wheeling, and because it's 33 miles long........there's nothing else like Dusy. For comparison, the Rubicon is 9 miles long. The Dusy trail is in a 300 ft ride corridor between the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness and the John Muir Wilderness.
The Swamp Lake Trail is 14 miles long and is always enjoyable, which is why some of us run it every year. I think this will be my 11th consecutive year to run Swamp. We'll camp right next to Grouse Lake, about halfway through the trail, at an elevation of 9200'. I'll start a thread to post up some pics so anyone who hasn't been there can see what it's like. Bald Mtn trail is mostly on the granite slops of Bald Mtn, and ends at the top of the mountain overlooking Shaver Lake, with great views in all directions. The trail is fun wheeling, with some very challenging optional obstacles, and is a partial day run.
Post up your questions and comments, and get those days off reserved. See you there,
The first weekend will be left open so those who will be arriving on the weekend to run Dusy can plan to do whatever they want. There are a number of possible trails to run.
The second weekend, Aug 10-12, will be our traditional annual Swamp Lake run. We've been alternating between spending two nights at Grouse Lake and coming out Sun, or spending one night at Grouse lake and coming out Sat and then running Bald Mtn on Sun. This year we'll spend one night on the trail and run Bald Mtn on Sun.
These trails are in the Sierra National Forest near Shaver Lake, which is roughly an hour's drive east of Fresno. Dusy and Swamp are both trails through trees and meadows, past lakes and over 10,000' ridges, with very nice scenery and camping. Dusy is a famous trail both because of it's great scenery and wheeling, and because it's 33 miles long........there's nothing else like Dusy. For comparison, the Rubicon is 9 miles long. The Dusy trail is in a 300 ft ride corridor between the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness and the John Muir Wilderness.
The Swamp Lake Trail is 14 miles long and is always enjoyable, which is why some of us run it every year. I think this will be my 11th consecutive year to run Swamp. We'll camp right next to Grouse Lake, about halfway through the trail, at an elevation of 9200'. I'll start a thread to post up some pics so anyone who hasn't been there can see what it's like. Bald Mtn trail is mostly on the granite slops of Bald Mtn, and ends at the top of the mountain overlooking Shaver Lake, with great views in all directions. The trail is fun wheeling, with some very challenging optional obstacles, and is a partial day run.
Post up your questions and comments, and get those days off reserved. See you there,
gang. 
