Finding our rhythm on the first couple days of the trail Day Miles Point A to Point B Elevation Gain Elevation Loss June 6 7.33 miles Whitney Portal to view of Consultation Lake 3,323 feet 67 feet June 7 11.27 miles Consultation Lake to the summit of Mt. Whitney to just below Guitar Lake 2,815Continue reading “John Muir Trail: Day 1&2”
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Big Pine Creek North Fork to Third Lake: John Muir Wilderness
Unfortunately this seems to be a very popular trail. Please make sure that you practice Leave No Trace; we found a lot of trash here and there. We found a couple campfires; it specifically says no campfires on this trail when you pick up your permits. *Originally hiked on June 9, 2019 & June 2,Continue reading “Big Pine Creek North Fork to Third Lake: John Muir Wilderness”
Robinson Lake via Onion Valley: Inyo National Forest
Robinson Lake is one of the closer lakes by hiking in the Eastern Sierras, but little did we know that it was one of the steeper trails we’ve ever done. The elevation gain is 1,350 feet in 1.4 miles. To say the least that is a very steep grade for a lot of trails; IContinue reading “Robinson Lake via Onion Valley: Inyo National Forest”
15 Items That Always Go In My Hiking Backpack
Thursday evenings are mostly spent finishing packing my backpack for an adventure for the weekend. I usually begin packing earlier in the week, some of my stuff is even packed from another trip; but this helps me decide if I need to make a trip to the store if I am missing anything. Since I workContinue reading “15 Items That Always Go In My Hiking Backpack”
Throop Peak, Mt. Burnham & Mt. Baden Powell via Vincent Saddle: Angeles National Forest
Most people who climb Mt. Baden Powell will start from the Vincent Gap style, we decided to go a different route and allow summits to a couple more peaks in the area. We didn’t decide to do Baden Powell until we got to Mt. Burnham, but that’s the beauty of having a map with you,Continue reading “Throop Peak, Mt. Burnham & Mt. Baden Powell via Vincent Saddle: Angeles National Forest”
Big McGee Lake via McGee Creek Trail: John Muir Wilderness
*Originally hiked: August 10, 2019 McGee Creek Canyon is one of those hikes that I’ve been waiting to do, since last year I had to cancel it due to other plans getting in the way. The original overnight permits I got were for Sawmill Pass, which would be a 6,000+ feet elevation gain to theContinue reading “Big McGee Lake via McGee Creek Trail: John Muir Wilderness”
Ruby Lake via Mosquito Flats: John Muir Wilderness
*Originally hiked: July 13, 2019 Ruby Lake lies in the Rock Creek Lake Basin, a very popular fly fishing and hiking destination. We opted to backpack the area and see how far we can get up to Mono Pass or past it. It was a big snow year and with being a little out ofContinue reading “Ruby Lake via Mosquito Flats: John Muir Wilderness”
VENTURE 4TH Ultralight Sleeping Pad Review
Where I Used It The past couple of weekends I had the pleasure of taking a new VENTURE 4TH Ultralight Sleeping Pad to test out on my backpacking trips. Usually on these quick one night backpacking trips I only take my Thermarest Z-Lite pad, but though hey what better than to try to double upContinue reading “VENTURE 4TH Ultralight Sleeping Pad Review”
Zoodles with Ground Beef and Tomato Sauce
Food for Thought: This year, I decided to grow a little more vegetables in my garden and they are doing so well. During my 8 day vacation my mom helped me water the garden every other day or so. Well get this, when I came back I had a huge zucchini in my garden. Never seenContinue reading “Zoodles with Ground Beef and Tomato Sauce”
Eagle Rock via Santa Ynez Canyon Trail – Santa Monica Mountains
Originally hiked: 6/2/2019 This past weekend I went on a solo hike in our backyard mountains to Eagle Rock. Haven’t been hiking The last time I went hiking was Baden-Powell about a month ago which I haven’t written a blog yet, but I did put together a youtube vlog of the hike. Check it outContinue reading “Eagle Rock via Santa Ynez Canyon Trail – Santa Monica Mountains”