July 23rd & 24th, 2016
San Joaquin Mountain (11,549')
Two Teats (11,352')
Day 1: 3.1 miles, 1,600'
Day 2: 12.2 miles, 3,800'
So there's a peak in the Sierra called Two Teats. And like any peak with an entertainly juvenile name (Mollie's Nipple, Manly, Whipple, ect ect) I'm always game.
Two Teats is normally done in conjunction with the SPS peak San Joaquin as a dayhike from Minaret Vista. From there it's about 6 miles each way and there's a trail. I've eyed it before when I was in the area but that always seemed a bit on the pedestrian side vs the other options around there.
Then came the day I was looking for a reasonable 2 day backpack involving a peak suitable to be a WTC Experience Trip. I wanted wilderness, low -ish mileage, preferably camping by a lake, and a peak with a great view. And as it turns out they made the area behind June Mountain a wilderness area (Owens River Headwaters Wilderness) a few years ago and the trailhead from June Lake is extremely low utilization making it almost perfect for an experience trip.
So I listed it and after getting the melon themed happy hour and a few descriptive terms thrown out by the lovely and wonderful WTC outings chair it was on.
- Posted By: Matthew Hengst
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