Jim -

Neat account of your wandering the Owens Valley in search of trout water.

Didn't do any fishing back when I used to wander through that part of CA occasionally. Would probably still get distracted by the Sierra Nevada on one side and the White Mountains on the other !!

Can you get to Onion Valley this year, or is the road already closed ?? Golden Trout Lakes and the trailhead for the hike to Kearsarge Pass. Two different routes to paradise !!

And if you throw in the trail to White Mountain Peak ( 14,236' ) or the trails to the forests of Bristlecone Pines in the White Mountains ......

John