Summits: 1380

June 4-June 7 » Sierra Love: Mt Morgan, Horton Lakes

After my HPS list finish near Idyllwild, Phil Stinis and I shot up to the Sierra to check out the huge amounts of snow we’ve gotten this year. We started with a day hike of Mt Morgan (13720’), followed by a rest day (which included Wild Willy’s Hot Spring), and then backpacked up to the Horton Lakes. From Horton, we had hoped to climb Mt. Tom but brutal wind and piercing cold made it an easy decision to call off the attempt and relax instead. I used to spend quite a bit more time in the Sierra and really need to make it more of a priority again in the future. The best mountain range in the lower 48…