Glen Aulin to Pothole Dome – Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 4
The 4th and last day of hiking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne – time to get excited for some (veggie) burgers, beer, and sitting! The hike would take us up the trail past White Cascade and Tuolumne falls, where we would then stay…
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne to Glen Aulin – Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 3
It was on day 3 of backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne that we were to see the most “official waterfalls: (AKA named and big) – Waterwheel, LeConte, and California Falls – and all the while gaining elevation to take us out of the canyon.
Pate Valley to the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne – Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 2
We were going to have a short mileage day, checking out some archeological sites in Pate Valley, swimming, and moseying over our next campsite. These archeological sites, in Pate Valley, were arguable one of the best parts of the hike. There hidden on the canyon walls were Native American pictographs..
White Wolf to Pate Valley – Backpacking the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 1
Curtis and I were invited to hike the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne with our friend Christine for her annual birthday backpacking bash. She always invites a big group of friends to do something really cool for her birthday, and considering the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne was on my “To do” list it was perfect! Fun, friends, & amazing sights! Navigate to The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Backpacking…
Emigrant Wilderness Backpacking trip to Iceland Lake
The trip to Iceland lake (in the area generally called “Granite Dome’s Golden Trout Lakes” by the Emigrant Wilderness Guidebook) was our first ever backpacking Stanislaus National Forest. Which on one hand might seem weird since we live right next to it, but on the other hand doesn’t seem odd at all since Curtis doesn’t want to go to the forest where he works on the weekends… right? But, because…
Summer Linguine – Cover to Cover Cooking
Summer Linguine is the first recipe in our Cover to Cover Cooking series, where Denise & Jacquie cook the entirety of Hedi Swanson’s ‘Super natural every day’ and share their experiences. Denise’s Review: I got to pick out our first recipe. Meaning, I told Curtis that I wanted to use our the summer squash and zucchini in this recipe… which he kind of took over. I helped! Plus, it wasn’t…
Little Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 5
Curtis realized that each day of our trip we had managed to leave earlier than the one before. Needless to say I was pretty excited to get started on our last (and shortest?!) day, thinking each step we took would be one step closer to getting home to Basil & Herman…
Merced River to Little Yosemite Valley – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 4
On day four we awoke to flick the last 8 or so sleeping mosquitoes off the screening to the tent and start off the longest hiking of the trip. The goal: Little Yosemite Valley… or wherever we would give up at.
Ottoway Lake to Merced River – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 3
We attempted to get an earlier start today, as leaving Ottoway lake and hiking up red peak pass was to be our first longer hiking day. We were also anticipating it to be our most scenic day…
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