The Eastern Sierra is EPIC! (Backpacking the Thousand Island Lake Loop)

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For our final adventure in the Eastern Sierra we headed on a 3 day backpacking trip along the Thousand Island Lake Loop in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, a magical landscape full of striking peaks and alpine lakes. It was the perfect ending to what has quickly become one of our favorite regions of the US!

📅 This video was filmed in early July 2024

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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Our planned route for the Thousand Island Lake Loop
01:28 Hiking the Rush Creek Trail to Thousand Island Lake
04:00 Thousand Island Lake is GORGEOUS!
04:45 Camping at Thousand Island Lake
09:22 Change of plans
10:35 Our campsite at Garnet Lake
11:07 Day hike to Ediza Lake
14:16 Trying a new backpacking dessert!
15:55 EPIC Milky Way timelapse 🤩
16:56 Our new route back
17:16 We do not recommend this route
18:00 What’s next?
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