{"id":282,"date":"2022-08-28T17:01:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikekolberg.com\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2022-11-06T23:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T23:41:39","slug":"shr-day-1-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikekolberg.com\/?page_id=282","title":{"rendered":"SHR DAY 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Moraine campground to Lower Tent Meadow
Distance: 16km Elevation Gain: 1,000m<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The first day’s route. 8km on the road from the Moraine campsite and then another 8km up the Copper Creek trail to a site at the Lower Tent Meadow. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Huge Sequoia tree on the way to the trailhead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The anticipation and excitement was building as I picked up the most important item for this trip – the permit, which officially allowed me to hike through the Sierra’s for the next 3 weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Ranger station & Permit Office where a park ranger checked that I had a bear cannister and explained all the rules and regulations I would have to follow in the mountains. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Southern trailhead of the SHR starts on the Copper Creek Trail at around the 5,000 foot level. It was 10:30am, here I go!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Copper Creek Trail was well built with an abundance of switchbacks but it was hot (31C) and the water sources were less frequent than hoped. I did manage to find a couple of small streams on the way up for which I was grateful. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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