Mono Pass Rock Creek

A MicroAdventure Hiking Mono Pass, John Muir Wilderness

Aug 21, ’14 · by · in On Adventures

This morning I was reading an article about #MicroAdventures – which simply put are mini adventures that allow one to escape the 9-5. The video, the hashtag, and the blog of the man who wrote the book on #MicroAdventures make it seem very exciting, fun, and well… sexy. It is like a one night stand with a beautiful place & who knows if you will ever see it again. I immediately…

Tenaya Lake Hiking

Hiking Tenaya Lake: Why not stop for awhile?

Aug 19, ’14 · by · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

Recently it has been getting hot down in Groveland, which can mean it will be even hotter down in Yosemite Valley. I love the valley, and it is always a must do if you are only going to the park for a short period of time (I might suggest biking, a dip in the Merced, and maybe a hike up the mist trail in the cooler early morning hours) –…

thimbleberry picking

Foraging for a Keweenaw Classic: Thimbleberries

Aug 14, ’14 · by · in On Adventures

Late last month I visited Michigan for a couple of weeks, managing to fit in some time to visit one of my favorite places in the world – The Keweenaw. Im not normally one for hyperbole, but there is something about this place tucked away inside of Lake Superior. It is both naturally beautiful and testament to how place and people can interact to create a unique culture. Also it helped…

Tahoe Rim Trail, Kingsbury Grade

Kingsbury North & the Finish of Thru-Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trial – Day 12

Aug 4, ’14 · by · in On Adventures

And at 8:30 am I started walking the final 7 miles back to the car we had abandoned 12 days prior. In this final stretch of trail I began daydreaming about lunch, beer, and my beautiful bed. It is exciting to finish a backpacking trip and return to the wonders of a normal meal, if not a little sad to be leaving this amazing place I had grown accustomed to. True story: at some point over the past 12 days (and let it be known it was not day 1) I had grown accustomed to the aches, the mid morning snack break, the push up switchback after switchback, and the grandiosity of an omnipresent Tahoe vista…

Sunset From South Camp Peak, TRT

South Camp Peak, Tahoe Rim Trail – Day 11

Aug 1, ’14 · by · in On Adventures

Last full day on the Tahoe Rim Trail – Crazy, right?! It seemed like just a few days and couple baby toe blisters ago that I had just started. Time flies when you are having fun… or slowly convincing your body that it CAN make 165+ miles.

The number one thing I “learned” (re-learned?) on this trip is how much a hiking routine helps to get the miles done whilst remaining sane…