Caltopo is a phenomenal tool in my opinion. The Sierra High Route is a 195 mile on and off trail backpacking route through the center of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the State of California in the U.S.A. Two Harrison maps are required for this route: Kings Canyon High Country Trail Map and Kearsarge Pass Trail Map. After a magical experience on the Sierra High Route, it has become a lifetime goal to bring that vision of high travel to the Cascades, hopefully culminating one day with completion of the Cascade High Route. In the last year, I have made a conscious effort to get off the beaten path and explore the vast alpine terrain in our backyards. @eliburakian. Learn how to create your own. This map was created by a user. Baxter alternate. Alan Dixon created his map sets for the Wind River High Route and the Southern Sierra High routes using Caltopo. This detailed and authoritative resource is essential for planning off-trail trips in the High Sierra. Thank for putting all this info together Alan. The Southern Sierra High Route – A Guide (a southern extension of the Sierra High Route to Mt. I imagined it as being a series of scenic ridge traverses through the Sierra. This 210- to 220-mile, 20- to 30-day cross-country journey could be the premier mountain trek in the Lower 48. Apr 6, 2015 at 11:10 am #2189603. Sill and the Mt. The remainder of our route was a complete thru of the Southern Sierra High Route: a little over 100 miles in 6.5 days including a side trip to Mt. As the weeks passed, I used CalTopo’s weekly hi-resolution satellite images to watch the winter white recede from monolithic iceberg, to mosquito wonderland, to High Sierra drought. The Creek and SQF fires are positioned to dump smoke into most of the High Sierra with typical prevailing winds, and firefighters are too busy saving lives to put much effort into containing wildland fires. It's been on my bucket list ever since! I agree that $25-30 per year would be a better price point - think you would get many more subscriptions. Roper expertly knit together some of the region’s most beautifully remote places and gave glimpses into … Though the King’s Canyon High Basin Route and Southern Sierra High Route had their merits, Steve Roper’s Sierra High Route is one I can truly see myself hiking again. The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails by R. J. Secor, 2009. I'd love to put this in Google Earth or CalTopo in order to play around with it and come up with variations. During my spring seclusion, I was planning a summer escape to hike the final section of the Sierra High Route. Expedition Planner Sierra High Route. Eli Burakian. I still periodically check NOAA’s GOES-W satellite imagery (available in CalTopo) and HRRR smoke forecasts, but without much optimism. As I have investigated route options I have discovered several other excellent off-trail routes that can be a part of the route. I later bought Roper's guide book and discovered it's far from… But it is an expert route–not for novices, youth groups, bad knees, or even experienced trail hikers new … I first learned about the Sierra High Route (SHR) about 20 years ago, from my good friend and climbing partner, Elizabeth Allison. We combined the Sierra High Route (SHR) with the Southern Sierra High Route for a longer trek of around 250 miles through the wonderful range (We made up our own finish after having to retreat from a lengthy and failed attempt at an impassable route over Acrodectes ridge). The route follows a book called Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country written by a climber and historian named Steve Roper. The big three that form a significant portion the loop include the previously mentioned Sierra High Route, Skurka's Kings Canyon High Basin Route (KCHBR), and Dixon and Wilson's Southern Sierra High Route(SoSHR). BPL Member. 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