EISPIRATEN

I'm surprised I haven't heard more about this hike. One of my favorites so far. It seems like a decent acclimation hike leading up to Mt. Whitney if you're in the area: Here's a link to the first trip report and full gallery:
Duck Pass, August 16 2015

...and some highlights. Clicking on a photo will bring you to the trip report/photos:

Looks nice, and not smokey!

It was.

We did see some smoke from Red's Meadow the day prior:

http://www.hikinggeek.com/2015/08/24/hi ... t-15-2015/

I've been as far as Skelton. Now I wish I'd gone further.