Older Scout Sierra Trek 2017

September 12, 2017

A second group of scouts did a longer Sierra Trek on the western side, out of Courtright Reservoir. The trek covered 55 miles in 8 days with about 9,000 feet of climbing across two major passes (including the aptly named ‘Hell For Sure Pass’). While our historian was on the shorter trip (see his “Younger Scout Sierra Trek 2017” article) for the longer trip, we’ll just have to do with ‘a picture is worth 1,000 words: Older Scout Sierra Trek 2017 Video

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