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…
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…
Illilouette Creek to Ottoway Lake – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 2
From our camp along Illilouette day two would again take us 8-9ish miles, but with considerably more elevation gain , to lower Ottoway Lake…
Glacier Point to Illilouette Creek – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 1
Curtis & I hiked Red Peak Pass in Yosemite for 5 days and 4 nights. It was 50 miles of mountains, lizard push-ups, rivers, and lakes. Check out the blog post detailing each day’s ups, downs, and tips: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 Or continue on to read of day 1’s adventures… Something Curtis and I are really horrible at is getting starting hiking early….
Visiting Lake Huron, the Au Sable River, & Oscoda Michigan
The shores of Lake Huron along Oscoda, Michigan is one of my favorite places. Growing up I was lucky enough to visit almost monthly with my parents. My favorite things about Oscoda as a child?: Swimming in the cold waters, relaxing on the sandy beaches, eating innumerable amounts of banana splits and barbecue, pretending to help my parents canoe down the Au Sable River, and in general tracking sand absolutely everywhere I went. Now living in California I do not get to…
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