Calipidder

One of my goals for this summer’s backpacking trips is to get back to some of my favorite stretches of the John Muir Trail. I have two longer trips planned, and the first trip back was a five day stroll last week from Tuolumne Meadows to Agnew Meadows. The purpose wasn’t just to hike the [...]

 
I love to squeeze in a couple of weekend trips at the end of summer. After Labor Day the crowds disappear and the air takes on a nice fall chill. This weekend we headed up to Yosemite for a nice easy hike along Lyell Canyon where we met Paige, T, Deon, Sarah, Barbara, and [...]

And so it begins…
On Saturday, August 4th, the six of us (me, Mary, Andrea, Anna Marie, Michael, and Kerry) set off on the John Muir Trail from Tuolumne Meadows. The advantage to starting in Tuolumne is that the trail goes along Lyell Canyon, which is quite possibly the flattest stretch of trail in the [...]

We’ve just returned from a John Muir Trail send-off event. Our hiking buddy Paige and her daughter Taylor began their JMT adventure this weekend and we were lucky enough to join them on the first night. They’ll be on the trail for the next three weeks - unfortunately we only had one night [...]

An overnight backpack through Vogelsang and Lyell Canyon, camped at Evelyn Lake. We experienced some early snow and had the trail to ourselves. Beautiful! Pictures can be found here:
Vogelsang/Lyell Canyon Loop