Adventure Blog
Backpacking The Red Castle Loop
August 2024
Sam and I arrived at the China Meadows trailhead in the afternoon. The weather was dark and forboding. Thunder boomed in the distance as we packed our bags. This was to be the start of a week long trek in Utah’s High Uinta range. Our first destination was Lower Red Castle Lake about 10 miles away. As we prepared to leave, we were hit with a strong rain downpour and decided to wait it out in the car before embarking on our trip...
EXPLORE THE UINTASBackpacking The Sabrina Basin
August 2023
We got a late start at the Sabrina Lake trailhead. We had been recovering in Bishop from the North Lake to South Lake trip we completed a couple days earlier. This would be a much more leisurely adventure by comparison with multiple zero mile days so we could relax and take in the scenery...
EXPLORE THE SIERRASBackpacking the North Lake to South Lake Loop in The Sierras
August 2023
We got to the North Lake trailhead around noon. Mosquitoes attacked us as we meticulously packed our gear, making sure we didn't forget anything. This would be a long and incredibly scenic trek through some premium Sierra backcountry. Fully loaded, we headed up from the trailhead towards Piute Pass...
EXPLORE THE SIERRASBackpacking Glacier Lake, Prospect Lake in The Wallowa Mountains
July 2023
I fell in love with the Wallowas when I first did the Glacier loop in 2018. It has in my opinion, the finest and most scenic backpacking in Oregon. The focal point of the Wallowas and the name sake for the Wilderness is Eagle Cap, which towers majestically above Mirror Lake and ...
EXPLORE THE WALLOWASBackpacking The Bench Trail in Hells Canyon
May 2023
The morning brought a steady downpour of rain. We had arrived and camped at the Freezeout Trailhead the previous night. Our bags were packed and we were ready to go but we decided to wait out the rain in the car. After a couple of hours the rain finally let up. We hit the trail which was still quite wet and muddy...
EXPLORE HELLS CANYONBackpacking The White Clouds Loop
September 2022
The Castle Lake Loop had been on my radar for a few years and I was excited to finally hike it. Sam and I arrived at the trailhead around 8am. The parking lot had a hand full of cars. The weather was great and the smoke was not too bad considering we were only a few miles away from a wildfire that had been burning for a few months...
EXPLORE THE WHITE CLOUDSBackpacking Granite Park, Bear Lakes Basin, Marie Lake
August 2022
Sam and I started this trip at the beginning of August. This was the last trip of our two week Sierras adventure. After our previous trip through Kings Canyon National Park, unseasonable thunderstorms arrived and the weather forecast was looking less than ideal. It had been pouring rain all night before we got to the trailhead at Pine Creek...
EXPLORE THE SIERRASBackpacking Rae Lakes Basin in Kings Canyon National Park
July 2022
This week long trek through Kings Canyon National Park was to be the first of two, on our two week adventure in the Eastern Sierras. The drive to Onion Valley trailhead was scenic and incredibly steep! The trailhead was packed when we arrived at around 7:30am Sunday morning. Sam and I started our journey from the trailhead around 8am...
EXPLORE THE SIERRASBackpacking The Thousand Island Lake Loop
August 2021
We woke up early at Agnew Meadows, excited to hit the trail. We hit the trail which immediately began switchbacking up. This was one of the few sections in the Sierras where the John Muir Trail and Pacific Trail Diverge...
EXPLORE THE SIERRASBackpacking The Little Lakes Valley
August 2021
We awoke at the Mosquito Flats trailhead. It had been a long drive from Yakima the previous day and we were excited to begin our trip. Ten years had passed since I'd been in the Sierras and I was eager to return and share the experience with Sam. On this trip, we would explore the beautiful Little Lakes Valley. ...
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