Sunday, September 7th, 2008...10:55 pm

Tom Stienstra and 11.7 Miles of Heaven

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Award-winning outdoor writer Tom Stienstra, author of California Camping and California Hiking by Moon Press, knows the best places for ultralight backpacking. He described my favorite spot in a column published in the San Francisco Chronicle today: a loop in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, from Agnew Meadow to Shadow Lake to Garnet Lake. I agree with Tom that with kids back in school and most PCT and JMT hikers already passed, now is time to go. Few bugs. Nice days. Cool nights. Check out the Mule House Cafe at Red’s Meadow onĀ  your way in or out.

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  • Nice shout out to Tom. I always enjoy reading his articles in the Chronicle. That route is one of the most beautiful areas of the Sierra’s. One nice wrinkle is to go cross country at the most western part of Garnett and over to 1000 Island Lake and then back out. Amazing country!!

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