From August 3 – August 10, 2016, we hiked along the route outlined in chapter 3 (Whitebark Country) of Steve Roper’s book, Sierra High Route (SHR). This was our first big off-trail hike and we were super excited.  We journeyed from the South Lake trailhead, up and over Muir Pass and then headed off trail just below Evolution Basin.  From there we explored the Darwin Basin, found our way to Lake 11,092′, up and over Snow Tongue Pass and on to Humphreys Basin, over Puppet Pass and into French Canyon.  Our time on the SHR was amazing and humbling.  Read about our journey here.