California Hiking 🏔️ My best Summer in the Sierra

Little Lakes Valley Trail, Probably the place I want to revisit the most throughout the summer

The whole round trip is less than 8 miles long, with a gentle path, but you can see the scenery of snow capped mountains, high mountain lakes, wildflowers, and streams gathering together It can be considered a beginner friendly route in the small and long line Walking on such a trail, it seems like you don't need to put in any effort to be gently treated by the scenery

Trailhead is located in Mosquito Flat, at an altitude of over 3000 meters The car can drive all the way to the deepest point, but I didn't arrive until after 10am and the parking space was already full We can only stop a little further and walk slowly back (strongly recommend leaving early!) In summer, the Sierra sky is high and the sunshine is clear, and every lake seems to be glowing

When passing by Long Lake, I lay by the lake for a while without wanting to do anything. The sun was shining on my face, the wind was blowing behind my neck, and the mountain was motionless ahead At that moment, I suddenly realized that the meaning of hiking was not to "see" many sceneries, but to finally slow down and do nothing, just "be there"

After the entire journey, you will pass through multiple lakes (Heart Lake, Box Lake, Gem Lake...), each different but with the same kind of quiet magic Even just sitting for a while can be cured

On the way back, I remembered the line written by John Muir: "Going to the mountains is going home." The feeling of "going home" is not an exaggeration It's not noisy, it just picks you up from your chaotic daily routine when the wind blows gently

Beautiful scenery beauty, beautiful Muzi Li, our beautiful relatives of the Li family, may I ask if this lake can accommodate boats or paddleboards?

Back it up? In theory, it's possible, but the lake can only be reached on foot, so we can't carry it up. It's too tiring

It's really a perfect trail in all aspects. I have to walk it once a year

Truly cost-effective, enjoy the beautiful scenery throughout the entire journey, and spend one night by the lake during your next high-low camping trip

May I ask what to wear to this trial in the first week of October? Is it still the summer temperature or do you need to wear more

I suggest going to Bishop's Three Great Lakes to see yellow leaves in the first week of October

I once went through a labor day. Unfortunately, it's too far from LA

What is the name of the nearby campsite? I want to go

I don't live in a nearby campsite, but when I drove over, I saw nearby campsites called East Fork Campground and Pine Grove Campground. On the map, you can see that several campsites are located near the trail