I would recommend you do this clockwise rather than counterclockwise. We arrived about the same time July 4th weekend. Left about 2 pm and camped at Dog Creek (7 miles), hiked to just south of Higgs Cow Camp the next day (14 miles) and then finished the third. If you have to drive a long ways, you pretty much need to figure 3 days, including drive there and back.
Since the simple mileage around is 27, it seems you should have been able to finish. If the loop is your main objective, then Sheep Lake, whether you use the climber's trail or not, should not be an objective.
Awesome advice which I'm probably going to try on the next go 'round. :P
My original reasoning was to do it clockwise so as to save the best scenery for last, then having the 'climber's route' from Sheep Lake to make the 3rd (last) day the easiest. Unfortunately I didn't get to test out my theory, but it was fun regardless.
Stay tuned on the report, I plan on adding more and formatting the pictures where they belong.
Moni - Oct 2, 2009 9:26 pm - Hasn't voted
Some adviceI would recommend you do this clockwise rather than counterclockwise. We arrived about the same time July 4th weekend. Left about 2 pm and camped at Dog Creek (7 miles), hiked to just south of Higgs Cow Camp the next day (14 miles) and then finished the third. If you have to drive a long ways, you pretty much need to figure 3 days, including drive there and back.
Since the simple mileage around is 27, it seems you should have been able to finish. If the loop is your main objective, then Sheep Lake, whether you use the climber's trail or not, should not be an objective.
Smoove910 - Oct 2, 2009 10:10 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Some adviceAwesome advice which I'm probably going to try on the next go 'round. :P
My original reasoning was to do it clockwise so as to save the best scenery for last, then having the 'climber's route' from Sheep Lake to make the 3rd (last) day the easiest. Unfortunately I didn't get to test out my theory, but it was fun regardless.
Stay tuned on the report, I plan on adding more and formatting the pictures where they belong.
Warmest Regards,
Kris