John Muir Trail - Day 8 - Independence to Rae Lakes

     
Stayed Rae Lakes  
Travel Walking 20.59 km, 9:01 hours, 1221 meters up, 889 meters down

So we ended up climbing the pass in just three hours. I don’t know how that happened. It was tough, but fine. I guess going down is harder than I think.

We then reconnected to the JMT and climbed the very vertical Glen Pass.

Now we are at Rae Lakes. It is very pretty and popular. We have a so so pitch right on the middle lake. There are lots of people around us and no toilets or anything, sort of crazy. However, we again chatted with the trail family we would join.