I don’t have a lot to say about Thanksgiving day in terms of exploration, but I can’t go without mentioning the incredible food and friendship that we find in the most remote of locations every year. This was our fourth year in Death Valley with friends and each year it gets better and better. We [...]
I love autumn in the mountains – the crisp air and fall colors along with the relatively light crowds always make for a wonderful experience. Paige had the lovely idea of heading to Yosemite Valley in early November and a few of us jumped in on the party. It turns out it was big weekend [...]
Over the rainy weekend we headed to Henry Coe State Park with a group of Northern CA Hikers. Saturday was cold and wet, but Sunday morning the sun peaked out and it was a lovely day. Our pictures are here: Kelly Lake. Carol’s trip report is here. Steve’s photos are here. Paige’s photos are here.
Last weekend a group of us from the Northern CA hiking group planned on a nice snowcamping trip to Lake Winnemucca near Carson Pass along highway 88. Although there was a storm forecasted for Sunday night, we were only expecting a few inches of snow over the weekend, with plenty of time to get out [...]
The forecast was for rain and snow. So what did we do? We decided to go gear testing! We picked a relatively mild low elevation hike to Tiltill Valley in the Hetch Hetchy Region of Yosemite. It rained on us a bit during the drive in, but by the time we hit the trail the [...]
David had quite an adventure up by North Palisade and Bishop Pass a couple of weekends ago. It was the weekend where the storms hit and many people were lost and stranded in the snow. Dave, Jesper, and Jim took 14 hours to move the 10 miles back to the trailhead, but they made it. [...]
Last weekend we went up to Desolation Wilderness for an overnight backpack and a failed attempt at Mt. Price (due to weather). Pictures and the trip report can be found here: Island Lake and Mt Price
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