Westfall Meadow: Easy Winter Yosemite Backpacking
While laying in our yellow slug winter tent, in the impossible quiet of the dark Yosemite forest, the question arose: When was the last time we actually backpacked in Yosemite? It was only last spring (2015), when Curtis and I backpacked to Styx Pass and Boundary Lake – an area straddling the Yosemite Wilderness and the Stanislaus Emigrant Wilderness. But does that count since we were able to get our permits from…
Biking Glacier Point Road – it is one big hill.
This last weekend the Yosemite Facebook page posted a little note stating that the Glacier Point Rd was going to open for cars today (April 14 2014) and with bicycle traffic permitted the weekend before. A few years back I had biked Tioga Pass Rd in the spring prior cars being allowed on it, so I jumped at this idea. These springtime “Bicycle Only” times are a rare opportunity to…
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…
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….
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