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Backpacking to Thousand Island Lake & Lake Catherine | Eastern Sierra | Inyo National Forest

August 2021. An amazing two night backpacking trip and hike into the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains (Inyo National Forest). I hiked to Thousand Island Lake and stunning Lake Catherine starting from Rush Creek / June Lake. I have not been hiking in over two months! This hike has been on my list for a couple years but I was not planning to do it this year. However, there is pretty much nothing else flowing now in California because of the drought. But wait! The waterfalls at Lake Catherine in the Ansel Adams Wilderness are glacier fed, so this means they flow in the summer when the glacier is melting. Lake Catherine itself is one of the most beautiful lakes I have ever seen. This stunning lake and this entire basin was covered by glacier in the past. They would not even exist if the glaciers have not been melting since the ice age 4000 or so years ago. The truth is, if you want the beautiful lakes and waterfalls then you can’t have glaciers not melting as well. In the future, the lake and waterfalls here will not exist so all the more reason to get out there and see them now while they are still here. Don’t miss out on seeing such a beautiful part of the creation. That’s my philosophy. I was surprised there were permits still available for this location because it is a popular place. Not Lake Catherine, but Thousand Island Lake is extremely popular and it is in the same permit area. I took advantage and snagged a permit. I decided to start from Rush Creek mainly because I have not done that trail before. It is more difficult (1000 ft. more elevation) but I figured I could handle it. I have not hiked at all in two full months (since the High Sierra Trail in early June) but I have been working out every day. Long story short: I totally underestimated how difficult this hike would be. That was my first mistake. It is 3000 ft. elevation gain from June Lake up to Thousand Island Lake and then an additional 1500 ft. to Lake Catherine. That’s 4500 ft. elevation gain! I decided to camp at Thousand Island Lake for two nights. I would do a day hike to Lake Catherine the next morning. It was a fantastic trip. ====================================== Please like, share, and subscribe to my channel. Thank you. =================================== Waterfall Madman Adventures - For all your waterfall needs go to: http://www.waterfallswest.com Facebook:   / waterfallswest   Instagram:   / leapin26   =================================== Video: Sony A6400 (4K) Final Cut Pro Music: Superepic by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Hunted by Scott Holmes (freemusicarchive.org) Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. #california #waterfalls #waterfallsinnortherncalifornia #californiawaterfalls #california #waterfallsincalifornia #hiking #hike #backpacking #anseladamswilderness #inyonationalforest #thousandislandlake #lakecatherine #junelake