The June Lake Loop is about as good as it gets. I can see why my parents went here for their honeymoon. Lovely little fishing lakes on a quiet 18 mile loop off of Hwy 395, and trailheads that take you in to some of the most photographed parts of the Eastern Sierras.
On my way back from the national parks of the Southwest I was excited to camp out in the Eastern Sierras for a couple days. I had the parking lot to myself at the Silver Lake/Rush Creek Trailhead and a beautiful starry night with a full moon.
I woke up on my own at 5, loaded up my gear and headed up the trail that leads above Silver Lake and up and over towards the John Muir Trail. Today was much slower going compared to last summer, due to large amounts of snow. I soon found myself throwing on my microspikes to get a better grip on the ice. I alternated between using microspikes and snowshoes for the rest of the time until steep slopes up below Gem Lake forced me to turn around. It was a gorgeous day on one of my favorite trails in the Eastern Sierras.
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