Calipidder

From the moment the passes close each fall, I have serious Eastern Sierra withdrawals. Getting from the Bay Area to the “East Side” in the winter involves a long and circuitous route, undoable in a weekend. Even when the passes are open, I expect a minimum of a five hour drive just to get over [...]

Back in August I had a really fun long weekend playing in the Eastern Sierra with the GBA (Geocachers of the Bay Area) 4×4 group. There is a lot more to do over there than we could fit into the three days we had at the time, so last week we drove out for a [...]

This past weekend I got to tag along on a four day outing to the Eastern Sierra. This trip differed from my usual hiking adventures - it was with the Geocachers of the Bay Area 4×4 group and organized by bthomas, a cacher, hiker, and 4×4er.
The trip started off Thursday morning with Motorbug and [...]

It wasn’t our typical outdoor weekend, but the fall colors in the Eastern Sierra only show up once a year and it shouldn’t be missed. We threw some generic car camping gear into the truck, grabbed our cameras, and hit the road. Friday night we drove over Tioga Pass, and since it was [...]

Thursday night we drove out to the Eastern Sierra to meet a group of people from thebackpacker.com trail talk to enjoy the fall colors and some late season hiking. Photos are here: Fall Colors.