"High Sierra Backpack Adventure" Shaver Lake by Yubert

Shaver Lake Travel Guide: 19 reviews and 37 photos

I was here on a backpacking trip, May 24th to May 27th, 2002.

The trip began at Kaiser Pass Road above Huntington Lake, at an elevation of 7840 feet. The trail winds through the forest, crossing over several streams for two (2) miles up to Potter Pass, elevation 8900 feet

We then dropped down the slope toward Round Meadow. Here we encountered fresh snow on this north facing slope. It appears we are the first group this season to trek through this area as we made fresh tracks in the snow.

The trail climbed back up to Lower Twin Lake, then on to Upper Twin Lake, at an elevation of 8600 feet.

Last visit to Shaver Lake: May 2002
Intro Updated Mar 22, 2003
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metteks Nov 12, 2005 at 1:56 PM

What a beautiful photo on the entry page.
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Pete.Gibson Nov 11, 2005 at 4:32 PM

Nice pages sounds .......cooooooool
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hunterV Oct 7, 2004 at 1:08 PM

very nice adventure, to be in the open for so long!
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nepalgoods Aug 15, 2004 at 1:29 AM

Looks like oyu had a great trip there! A moon rainbow! I have never before heard of this!
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Braveheart.southafrr Oct 30, 2003 at 5:33 PM

hi yubert awsome photo`s they look great , looks like you picked up some great times while you were there ............................ken
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jessicadf May 13, 2003 at 12:46 PM

Cool, a moonbow! I've only known one other person to see one, and he was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sailing from Berkeley to Hanalei. He said nobody believed him.
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skye820 Feb 17, 2003 at 4:46 PM

This place is beautiful..It makes me almost want to go camping...