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Sequoia National Forest Announcement
Forest Service extends closure of most developed recreation sites in California through May 15 PORTERVILLE, Calif., – The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, announced that most developed recreation sites will remain closed through May 15. Regional Order No. 20-03 … Continue reading
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April Snow Surveys are Still Coming
The COVID-19 issue has sure disrupted a lot of things locally. One of those areas are the snow surveys. The State of California uses their own employees as well as federal and private to complete the surveys up and down … Continue reading
March Snow Survey Results
As many of you local California residents have experienced, we are not doing so well regarding rain and snow. The numbers from the March 1 snow survey reflect the dry month. The Kern River Basin is at 45% of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Golden Trout Wilderness, Kern River Basin, March, Snow Conditions, Snow Survey, snowpack
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Trail Report from August 2019
Back in August of 2019 Phil headed out of the Forks of the Kern Trailhead to Painters Camp. Here is what he had to report. Should help with some planning this season. Hiked from Llyods Medows – Forks of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, August, Forks of the Kern, Golden Trout Wilderness, Kern River, Lloyd Meadow Road, Manzanita Creek, Painters Camp
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February Snow Results
Snow survey results are nearing completion for the Kern River Basin. Tomorrow is the last reporting day and likely not to vary too much from what is currently being reported now. The snow pack is currently setting at 74% of … Continue reading
Roads Closed for the Season
The remaining roads are now closed due to snow and winter conditions. In the mean time, if you’d like to track the snow pack you can check out the website below. It shows the snow pack for the Golden Trout … Continue reading
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Roads are Closing
It is that time of year again where access to many trailheads begin to close down due to winter conditions. The recent winter storm has dropped several inches of snow across the Sierra Nevada. Currently access to the Golden Trout … Continue reading
A Fall Adventure
Backpacker Tony headed out into the eastern side of the Golden Trout Wilderness. He never saw one hiker once out of the Horseshoe Meadow area. Read his trip report below. I returned earlier this week from a week-long loop trip … Continue reading
Trail Conditions for SQF in Late August
During the end of August, I had the opportunity to return to the Golden Trout Wilderness on the Sequoia National Forest side. The trip would start and end at the Clicks Creek Trailhead on the North Road (21S50). Several trails … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, 32E02, 32E08, 32E11, 32E12, 32E16, August, Clicks Creek, Fish Creek, Grey Meadow, Lion Meadows, Sagebrush Gulch, Soda Spring Creek, Tamarack Creek
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Website Update: New Purchasable GTW Map!
A new company called Calico Maps has made a waterproof and tear-resistant shaded-relief topo map for the Southern Sierra! What does this mean? Well you’ll get the entire Golden Trout Wilderness of course, plus more. You’ll have most of Sequoia … Continue reading
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Tagged Calico Maps, maps, Southern Sierra Trail Map, Website Update
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