Snow Camping Round Valley Trip Report

[hikingboots]

Last Saturday, 1/19/13, two of us took the tram up at 2:50pm and started our hike to Round Valley. We used micropikes and they were perfect for the trail conditions. The trail was well packed and icy in some sections. On the way we had the pleasure of running into Hikin_Jim. It was fun to finally meet him in person. We got to Round Valley with time to spare before the sun went down. Water was trickling out of the spigot. My thermometer said it was 28 degrees when I went to sleep. The next morning we woke up early and left for the SJ summit. We were rewarded with spectacular views when we got to Wellmans Divide. When we hit the Miller's saddle we took the backside of the ridge up. The wind was very calm and air temperature great for hiking with no jacket. On the way down we took the direct route to Tamarack. There was a nice snow shoe trail for us to follow. Once we got to Tamarack, we had to make our own trail back to Round Valley. We were postholing into knee deep snow. Once at Round Valley we packed up our gear and went home. It was yet another spectacular trip to SJ. Here's a video link of our trip.

http://youtu.be/IiqhYHgG_8E

[guest]

You guys are tough, glad you had some Bluebird Days to enjoy in the mountains.
Can you tell me, (I'm sure others would like to know as well), how you edit your GoPro video into that very nice piece your attached in the message?
With stills, video, music & even captions, it makes for a very nice watching experience.
Thanks,
ss

[arocknoid]

Howdy CC,

Looks like perfect weather, and empty snow trails. Thanks for the TR and well-crafted video. Great views of a.m. sun reflecting off Salton Sea (e.g. 2:00, 2:07).

And yes, per your query, that is Saddleback, beyond Diamond Valley Reservoir. Terrific panorama. What Clear skies you had! ("The better to see you with." groan. props to you.)

kind regards,
arocknoid

[HH8]

Here's a video link of our trip.

http://youtu.be/IiqhYHgG_8E

Love the music. My own videos make me seasick. Nice coverage

[lesper4]

Nice video, I think the music is from the movie Backdraft?

[bluewater]

Thanks for your video. I like the sweeping shots of the views mixed in with the details of the trip and some of your gear.

[hikingboots]

Thanks for all the kind comments.

@ss I use iMovie on my mac to do the editing

@lesper4 I think the music is from the movie "The Island"

btw some of the best photos are from my iphone.

[fitness_57]

Great video ! I was up there the day before, in Tamarack.