We spent last Friday through Sunday in the Sierra. There was an overnight backpack in Cottonwood Basin scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, so on Friday morning we decided to do…
On paper, Sword Lake does not fit my definition of a great destination. It is a popular lake, not a place to go for solitude. It's not above treeline or…
I was holding out hope that the epic overnight trip covering a lot of miles and some cross-country travel I had planned for this weekend would work out, but this…
Lamont Peak is a small peak in the Southern Sierra near Owens Peak Wilderness, with a trailhead accessible from highway 178 via a short 6 mile drive on graded dirt…
Just north of China Lake Naval Weapons Center is a tiny little wilderness area called the Coso Range Wilderness. It's small, around 50,0o0 acres, with limited access (4WD desert road/old…
Last weekend I headed into Yosemite for an overnight backpack along Chilnualna Creek. There were eight of us and it was great fun. I'm not going to write out a…
Black Mountain is the southernmost peak in the White Mountains, most commonly known as the home of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine forest. On the northern end of the range is…
When you think about backpacking in Yosemite, you generally think of the summer months. The high country isn't clear of snow until June at the earliest, and backcountry travel during…
In what is becoming an annual tradition, a couple of weekends ago we headed to BLM's Cache Creek Wilderness area for a spring backpack. Cache Creek offers beautiful wildflowers and…