Tag Archives: Cottonwood Pass

A Fall Adventure

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Joshua

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 →

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Trip Report: GTW on the Inyo

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Joshua

Backpacker Tony Kurlander headed out to the eastern side of the Golden Trout Wilderness for a few days. He started and ended in Horseshoe Meadow. Here is what he had to report. I drove up to Horseshoe Meadows to acclimate … Continue reading →

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Video: LABC 4th of July to Chicken Spring Lake

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Joshua

Come along on another overnight trip to Chicken Spring Lake. This time it is a group of folks from LABC who head out. Enjoy the views and clear skies from their 4th of July trip this past season.

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Video: Overnight to Chicken Spring Lake

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Joshua

Catherine and Julie head out to do an overnight trip to Chicken Spring Lake. The trip was early August, so you will get to see some of the smoke haze from the Ferguson Fire. Don’t let that stop you from … Continue reading →

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Video: Search for Volcano Creek Golden Trout

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Joshua

A couple people headed out into the Golden Trout Wilderness to search for the pure strand of Golden Trout in Volcano Creek (Golden Trout Creek is another name too). Come along and see how Matthew Chenoweth and company did on … Continue reading →

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Trip Reports: Tower Rock, Coyote Peak, and Hockett Peak

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Joshua

Trip reports have been shared with GTW from user Matthew Hengst over at First Church of the Masochist website. Full on stories and plenty of photos to follow his fast pace journeys into the Golden Trout Wilderness. Curious how he did … Continue reading →

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Video: Backpacking Eastern Sierras Golden Trout Wilderness

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Joshua

Come along on a journey with Wolfgang Vonberk through the eastern side of the Golden Trout Wilderness. Do you recognize landmarks along the way? Please feel free to share where you think the author of the video traveled.

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Trip Report: Groundhog Meadow Loop

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Joshua

User rhyang from the High Sierra Topix did a 2 night/3 day trip into the Golden Trout Wilderness on the Inyo National Forest side. The trip resembles the Groundhog Meadow Loop for about half the time. Rhyang starts from Horseshoe Meadow, hikes … Continue reading →

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Trip Report – 3 Day Loop on the Inyo NF Side

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Joshua

A user, jimmeans, from the forums on High Sierra Topix, submitted a trail report regarding his adventure into the Inyo National Forest’s side of the Golden Trout Wilderness. His trip generally followed the Groundhog Meadow Loop. Here is what he had to … Continue reading →

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Roads Are Opening

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Joshua

Roads leading into the Golden Trout Wilderness begin to open. Mountain Home State Forest has opened both of their roads. Users can now access the western most portion of the Golden Trout Wilderness via the Long Meadow trail. Horseshoe Meadow … Continue reading →

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