Meeting
Place: Guests meet in Breakfast in front of the Hay
Street Café. We recommend that guests stay at the Walker
River Lodge (760-932-7021) which is across the street. We
will meet guests and collect duffel. After breakfast, we’ll
park the cars on a street in Bridgeport and transport guests
to Tuolomne Meadows to begin the ride.
Ride north on the Pacific Crest Trail to visit the treasures
of the Yosemite Wilderness. McCabe Lakes, Matterhorn Canyon,
Smedberg Lake, Benson Lake and Kerrick Canyon are highlights
of this journey.
Day 1: Tuolomne Meadows to Glen Aulen
We ride north on the Pacific Crest Trail from the largest
meadows in Yosemite. The trail follows the Lyell Fork of the
Tuolomne River. The cascades and water falls as we head to
Glen Aulin make this one of the most scenic rides in the
Sierra. Estimated riding four hours.
Day 2: Cold Canyon to Matterhorn Canyon
The morning ride goes through meadows and alternating forest
before we switchback through the Hemlock Forest to reach
Virginia Canyon. We travel through wildflowers, meadows and
small lakes before reaching the deep Matterhorn Canyon. The
deep granite canyon has beautiful campsites. Estimated
riding time 4 hours.
Day 3: Matterhorn Canyon to Smedberg Lake or Neal
Meadow
This remote part of Yosemite has beautiful vistas of glacial
polished mountains, lush meadows and wildflowers. We climb
to the top of Benson Pass and meander down to Smedberg Lake.
Volunteer Peak frames the panoramic view to the west.
Rodgers and Neal Lake are only a short ride from the lake.
The group will camp to be able to enjoy the excellent
fishing and many ponds, lakes and streams to enjoy for the
two nights. Estimated riding time 3 hours.
Day 4: Layover Day
Great fishing for large rainbows. There are many secluded
meadows and places to explore from camp.
Day 5: Smedberg Lake to Lower Kerrick Meadow
We descend to Benson Lake and climb up through the manzanita
to Seavy Pass. This is an enchanting area of small ponds,
streams and trees. At Kerrick Creek the trail heads east to
a camp in Kerrick Canyon. Small granite domes rise out of
the canyon and it seems like a miniature Yosemite Valley.
Estimated riding time 5 hours.
Day 6: Layover
Day 7: Lower Kerrick Canyon to camp near Pealer
Lake.
The trail winds up through a series of meadows to a camp
near the crest of the Sierra. Once at camp spend the
afternoon at Pealer Lake or exploring the Buckeye Pass area.
Estimated riding time 2 hours.
Day 8: Upper Kerrick Canyon to Twin Lakes.
We exit Yosemite National Park and wind our way down to Twin
Lakes.
