The Loop with the Lower trail is about 48 miles, hence we picked it. The upper trail is considerably longer. Also it connects with the trail comimng from Voglesang which is that cobblestone like trail which killed my feet at some point. I do agree though that the hike along Illiouette Creek is not the most exciting. Now with all those downed trees on the lower trail, the upper trail looks a lotby hwolters - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Your trekking pole may go well with my sock that made its way into the Merced this weekend.by hwolters - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Adding me + wife to the people having done the exact trip last weekend. We took 6 days and started at Glacier Point on Friday. Camped along the Illiouette on the first night, ANd Ottoway the second night. We were at Ottoway on Saturday night just like the original poster. Perhaps we saw each other, there were a couple of parties at the lake. The devastation around the Merced River bridge was ceby hwolters - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion