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Lost Lake III
Our third backpack trip to Lost Lake in Kings Canyon National Park. This trip has become something of a tradition, and it’s always fun with a big group of friends. We encountered less snow than last time, and of course the fishing did not disappoint. Several new faces as you’ll see below – good times [...]
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San Jacinto Wilderness
On a whim, we decided to do a quick one-nighter in the San Jacinto State Wilderness, which is a short drive from San Diego. I figured this would be a good warm-up trip for the JMT, which we plan to do this summer. Steve and Lakshan quenched their thirst at a small creek along the [...]
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Rae Lakes
The Rae Lakes Basin lies in the Eastern Sierras and is accessed by a 12 mile slog over two high passes (Kearsarge and Glen). We planned this trip as an “intro to backpacking” orientation for a few newbies, but it turned out to be a little harder than anticipated. Sorry. Jason forget the reels to [...]
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Cottonwood Lakes
This trip ended a bit unexpectedly, but was fun nonetheless. The Cottonwood Lakes loop is a well-traveled trail that meanders through three different park systems in the Sierra Nevada. We planned on hiking into the namesake lakes to acclimate for a couple of days, and then summit nearby Mt. Langley (the southernmost peak over 14,000 [...]
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Olympic National Park
Scott, Jasmine, and myself. All over Washington. Write more.
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Lost Lake
Our second trip to Lost Lake – four years later. We had a huge group, twelve people in all.
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Wonderland Trail
Write it up.
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Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is one of the most well-known and photographed of all the National Parks, so we were excited at the thought of exploring this deep chasm that has been cut into the heart of Arizona. I have some new respect for those mules that hike up and down the canyon each day, that [...]
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John Muir Trail
The John Muir Trail, 220 miles of fun. Need to add some more here.