Thousand Island Lake to the Rush Creek Trailhead – Backpacking Thousand Island Lake Day 3
We knew it was going to be around 7 miles and a REALLY LONG DECENT DOWN. But even if you know that it will be a long hike down it doesn’t necessarily hit you until you are looking down the rocky talus switchbacks to the speck of Agnew Lake and you think to yourself: “What possessed someone to put a trail here?”
Garnet Lake to Thousand Island Lake – Backpacking Thousand Island Lake Day 2
We started our super short 3-ish mile hike to Thousand Island Lake around noon. Extra-curricular exploring included a little off trail climb after exiting the Garnet lake basin (good views of the mountains, Garnet Lake, and just a sliver of Mono Lake was visible in the distance) followed by lunching down at Ruby Lake
Shadow Creek Trail Head to Garnet Lake – Backpacking Thousand Island Lake Day 1
Curtis had been (good-intentionally!) pressuring his brother, John, to come down to visit the Sierra and going hike on the John Muir Trail (JMT) for over a year now… and he did! Over the course of 3 days (Day 2 & Day 3 blogs) we visited Thousand Island and Garnet Lakes hiking approximately 17 miles on and off of the JMT on our through hike from Agnew Meadows down to Silver…
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.
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…
3 Mile Camp to Rock Harbor: Isle Royale Backpacking Day 5
Waking up on the 5th and final day I could not believe we were already leaving the island. Sad stuff really, but we hadn’t time for that, there was more hiking to do to get arrive at Rock Harbor to catch the boat!
Moskey Basin to 3 Mile Camp: Isle Royale backpacking day 4
Day 4 game plan: leave Moskey Basin and set out retracing the trail down to Daisy Camp, then turn north up the Mount Ojibway trail to the Mount Ojibway tower…
Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm: Backpacking Isle Royale Day 1
Over the extended Memorial Day holiday 2012 Curtis and I met up with our favorite backpacking Midwestern friends – Jacquie, Dan, Kris, and Kate – to spend 5 days backpacking Isle Royale National Park. It was amazing to get to one of the US’s least visited national parks so near to our alma mater Michigan Technological University and once again feel the chilly breeze, see snow hardy forests, and smell…
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