I am planning a trip to the Rubicon and Desolation Wilderness for the week of August 11, 2014. (Sierra Fest is August 8-10 if you want to do a combined trip.)
The plan for this trip is to wheel the Rubicon to Buck Island lake and hike into the Desolation Wilderness back country the next morning. Spend one night at Highland Lake and hike back to Buck the following morning.
Highland Lake is about a 5 1/4 miles hike from Buck Island, with about 1,450' elevation gain. About 1/2 of that is off-trail following a creek (assuming there's any water there next summer).
Taylor... I know you're in. :thumbup:
Anyone else interested?
The plan for this trip is to wheel the Rubicon to Buck Island lake and hike into the Desolation Wilderness back country the next morning. Spend one night at Highland Lake and hike back to Buck the following morning.

Highland Lake is about a 5 1/4 miles hike from Buck Island, with about 1,450' elevation gain. About 1/2 of that is off-trail following a creek (assuming there's any water there next summer).
Taylor... I know you're in. :thumbup:
Anyone else interested?