Day 7, 2:30 PM - Last look back before crossing Granite Pass
Return to day page View previous item 2 hours into the hardest day yet The Kings River valley - escape at dawn 3 hours and 40 minutes of strolling gets you this This trail has a name... Approaching Granite Pass Subject at Day 7 - the backpacking Zombie Scanning for Granite Pass Maybe that's Granite Pass? Unknown meadow at 10,500 feet Last look back before crossing Granite Pass Glacier-polished granite split by trees From Granite Pass, down to Granite Lakes basin View next item

The last uphill section begins. Looking back from a higher vantage point, one can see the meandering path of a stream that once was a small lake. At this point I'm just about to cross over the last pass separating me from Granite Basin and the final descent from this alpine world.