Emigrant Wilderness is Yosemite’s lesser known neighbor to the north. Due to the close proximity, the landscape is extremely similar, despite only getting a fraction of the visitors.
I recently went on a trip to a region of Emigrant that gets very little attention. We were swarmed with early season mosquitos, had to climb over downed trees and walked through a crazy heat wave. But we found amazing alpine lakes without any crowds!
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Emigrant is awesome. Great hike. Those lakes may be nice but West Cherry Canyon is one of my favorite places. Amazing waterfalls. Amazing River. But you need to go in the spring when there are no mosquitoes! 🙂
That heat wave was brutal. We hit 117 degrees in Oregon. Good for you getting out there in the heat and mosquitoes.
I love your videos. May I ask what type of backpack you have?
Thank you for this excellent video tour.
Great video. I’m just trying to figure out how to get there.
Such an amazing video props for crushing it in that heat. I agree there's something majestic about nightfall in the mountains
I live very near there. At the same time I decided to backpack Peeler Lake outside of Twin Lakes/Bridgeport area. After permits and paying for parking it was 10:30a and the heat rose to 100. Ag. Didn’t do well but made it. Looking forward to my own back yard this year.
Shhhhhhh
They're not really secrets
It truly is
Super inspiring – definitely checking this out!!! Thank you!!
Noooo! My reaction when you said you were taking the lower trail back. Ugh. Such a sandy mess. LOL. Nicely done however. 🙂
Tom Harrison's maps are both the best & worst thing you can buy if you like backpacking in California. You'll find so many cool places to go and explore.
Did you need a permit to hike/camp?
My partner and I hiked a little east of this in the last week of June 2022. Heat was an issue, but the mosquitos were insane. We couldn't stop for a second without being swarmed. Our hiking buddies bailed after one night. The only break we had from mosquitos was a mid-day thunderstorm. Despite the bites, it was a great trip.
What time of year did you go?
How the hell are you taking a small backpack and with so little things. I'm going to weaver lake (March 3) and my great wouldn't fit in that backpack hell it doesn't even fit in my backpack.
Thanks for this video! I'm looking to go somewhere fourth of july weekend and trying to find spots without permits.. Would you recommend Bucks Lake or other similar spot in the area?
What time of year was this