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Cub Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

Hiking Cub Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park: Just outside the tent door is something Magnificent

Sep 3, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures

In the previous two years of annual summer trips we had backpacked Isle Royale and Yosemite National Parks through rain and fire… which was an interesting experience. Personally I am always up for a backpacking adventure, but given our track record and a short planning window we decided to car camp during this year’s trip. Luckily, and maybe because it was the middle of the week, we were able to score a campsite in the tenting loop at Moraine Park Campground…

Backpacking Mt Tallac, Tahoe Desolation Wilderness California

Backpacking Cathedral Lake, Tahoe Desolation Wilderness and up to Mt Tallac

Sep 21, ’13 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Why do I go backpacking? I go backpacking because I want to get away, to feel the air in my lungs and the burn in my legs, to connect with my hiking partners, to find something new and different, to explore, and (of course) to visit some very beautiful places. But backpacking is nothing if not practical – carrying everything one needs all in one backpack – and sometimes what…

Ottoway Lake, Yosemite

Illilouette Creek to Ottoway Lake – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 2

Jul 5, ’12 · by Denise · in On Adventures

From our camp along Illilouette day two would again take us 8-9ish miles, but with considerably more elevation gain , to lower Ottoway Lake…

Tioga Road Biking

Tioga Road Biking

May 6, ’12 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

Did you know that it a not-so-secret time honored road biking tradition to travel over mountain passes after the snow melts but as the road remains closed? I didn’t, until we heard about being able to cycle Tioga Pass in the park! I cant tell you the last time Curtis and I REALLY road our bikes, other than going into town, so this was quite the change – and physical…

Snowy Glacier National Park

Northwest for a wedding

Sep 6, ’10 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Curtis and I adventured this labor day weekend to the Oakland California airport through 5:30 am bay area traffic, across the state of Oregon, and many mountains Curtis told me the name of, to Spokane Washington, then Flathead Lake Montana, for the wedding of Two or Curtis’s friends from college, Rick and Adair. The mountains in the northwest seem very different than the Sierra Nevada by us, and it was a really great time meeting…

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Denise, glam-ing up backpackingHello! I am a 30-something outdoors-lady, backpacker, and resident of Groveland, California - the Gateway to Yosemite. My blog is a guide to my adventures & hopefully helps to spur your own. Learn more here.

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