The sunrise at Thousand Island Lake did not disappoint. The sun plays with colors and the same view is different each time.
Today I had breakfast in my sleeping bag while enjoying the sunrise. Thousand Island lake is ideally oriented in east west direction which allows for nice sunrise and sunset opportunity. I will try to come here again. It was warmer than yesterday but the was still frost on the grass near the lake as I noticed when I went there barefoot going for my morning swim.
By 8am I was on the way. A while later I came by Garnet Lake which is just as beautiful.
Compared to yesterday I met only a few people, only four going northbound. Why so many yesterday? I was passed by a young woman who was doing the JMT on an aggressive schedule with 15 to 20 miles for each day, it was nice to chat a little as I caught up with her at Shadow Lake while she was taking a break. After she left it was time for my second swim.
I was debating where to stop today. There are no good camp spot near Reds Meadow where I will exit for Mammoth tomorrow. Rosalie Lake was my initial thought and it turned out to be a nice lake.
Yet, maybe I can go a little further...
I ended up backtracking about a mile from Trinity Lakes back to Glady Lake because the latter had much more appealing water, ie. not greenish colored.
As an added benefit I had a terrific view and even some reception when standing at the spot with view of the Mammoth slopes.
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