Starting at Onion valley campground, hike 5 miles towards Kearsarge Pass and the boundary of Kings Canyon!

The beautiful Kearsarge Lakes! Permits are needed to camp anywhere in the park

We continued on. Our first day’s total was 12 miles, including two 11,700+ passes to reach Rae Lakes.

It was a STUNNING sight!

Rae lakes in all her glory

The next morning, I hiked into Sixty Lakes Basin. This offshoot was harder than I’d expected but beautiful nonetheless!

I left Rae lakes after one day in order to break up the return trip. Here’s the view of the basin from Glenn Pass (11,900 feet).

After a 7 mile day, I capped it off at Kearsarge Lakes and the Pinnacles. So amazing!

After 25 miles in three days and over 8,000 feet of elevation gain, I was feeling it. All that was left was 5 miles downhill in the sun.

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