Calipidder

Even though I’ve gotten out on some good dayhikes, I’ve spent the past few weekends stuck in the Bay Area and the cabin fever has really set in. I was determined to head to the mountains this weekend, and the siren call of the Yosemite Horsetail Firefall window called my name. Many who are familiar [...]

We seem to be on the right track for snowcamping this year. Two years ago it stormed every time we tried to get out. Last year there was just no snow. This year we’ve already gotten out on two great overnights.
This past weekend we headed into a classic California snowshoe destination: [...]

David and I spent the weekend up in Eldorado National Forest near Lake Tahoe. Our mission was twofold: do some snowshoeing, and get some firewood. After picking up the woodcutting permit and getting our 2007 fire permits (always good to pick those up early, instead of worrying about it later in the [...]

After an entire season of bad weather snowcamping, we finally got out on the snow this weekend when the sun was shining. Mtnsteve organized a Full Moon trip in Lassen through TrailTalk/Nothern CA hikers. He had a perfect campsite picked out on a ridge rising out of the Devastated Area and up toward [...]

We spent the weekend up in the snow at Wood’s Lake, near Carson Pass. Temperatures were colder than we usually encounter in the Sierra, but the great company, hot chocolate, and down layers kept us warm.
Although it was cold (7 degrees when I crawled into my sleeping bag on Saturday night), the weather was [...]