Mount Defiance via Old Mason Lake Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
A ten mile day hike in Washington state’s beautiful Alpine Lakes Wilderness, in search of blueberries and inner peace.
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Backpacking the Four Pass Loop in the Maroon Bells (3D/2N)
A 3-day backpacking loop in Maroon Bells Wilderness, featuring a sneaky backdoor entrance that avoids the parking permit reservations.
Volcano Week: Hiking Mt Lassen, Broken Top, Diamond Peak & Mt McLoughlin
One week, four Cascadian volcanoes definitely worth climbing.
Backpacking Grouse, Lilypad, and Bear Lake Loop (2D/1N)
A 2 day/1 night backpacking loop in Emigrant Wilderness to the beautiful Lilypad and Bear lakes, with a sunset ridge recommendation.
Backpacking Mokelumne Wilderness Loop (3D/2N)
A 3-day backpacking loop in Mokelumne Wilderness, featuring magnificent alpine lakes, side summits, and if your timing is right, epic wildflower displays.
Dome Daddy’s Demise: Backpacking Domelands and Climbing Bart Dome (2D/1N)
Beta for reaching and climbing Bart Dome in Domelands Wilderness.
Backpacking Hyatt Lake, Emigrant Wilderness (2D/1N)
A supremely beautiful and adventurous 2-day cross country trek across granite slabs to an alpine lake.
Backpacking Canyon Creek Lakes, Trinity Alps (4D/3N)
Four day backpacking trip to Canyon Creek Lakes in Trinity Alps Wilderness. Shasta’s first backpacking trip!
SoCal Summit Sufferfest Road Trip
An attempt to squeeze in 3 big Southern California summits before winter froze me out of the mountains.
Birth of the Blog
Apparently all I needed to get my blog started was a total global shutdown. Lack of travel and continuous time zone sleep are pretty conducive blog building conditions.