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Gems of the eastern Sierra: Deer Lakes loop

A two-night, 14-mile backpacking loop to Deer Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California
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Summer backpacking kicks off at Kearsarge Pass

Friends and family take on Kearsarge Pass for a weekend of backpacking. Good times ensue.

I climbed Nevado de Colima in 1990. The volcano guide book says it is 14,600’ from there I crossed the…