My boyfriend and I have our Glen Aulin pass-through permits for the first week of August (yeah)! Originally I had planned to go point-to-point and end at White Wolf. Since the shuttle schedule is inconvenient and I heard that the way out to White Wolf isn't very scenic, I am wondering if instead we should do a loop like this:
Day 1 TM to Virginia Canyon
Day 2 Rodgers Lake
Day 3 Pate Valley
Day 4 Waterwheel Falls
Day 5 exit
I got this itinerary from a book-is it realistic or really hardcore? My boyfriend and I are experienced backpackers, to give an idea of what we can do, this May we did the Inca Trek and backpacked with our stuff, we didn't hire the porter. We can stand some hard work, but don't want to kill ourselves and not enjoy it.
Any advice at all about the route is appreciated--especially interested in whether what I heard about White Wolf is true, and also if there is fire damage, I heard something about controlled fires in the area.
Thanks so much!