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Sonora Peak, Stanislaus National Forest: Sweeping Views on Sonora Pass

Sep 10, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

What came first: Sonora Pass, Sonora Peak, or the City of Sonora? Apparently the mining town of Sonora was the first place to obtain the name of ‘Sonora’ in the area. It was named after the Sonora Desert by early Mexican pioneers. I can see how the two may seem similar during the hot dry summer. Latter the Bartleson-Bidwell Party was the first settler party credited to have crossed Sonora Pass, although…

Relief Reservoir, Sonora Pass

Relief Reservoir, Emigrant Wilderness: Aren’t Dams in the Wilderness Odd?

Aug 31, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Note: I now realize looking a little harder at the map (that apparently I made, then posted, without looking at closely) that Relief Reservoir is indeed not inside the wilderness boundary – rather just outside that imaginary line. But still I crossed a wilderness sign! And I have visited dams inside the wilderness before so, point remains – I think it is odd. I have mentioned before, and will mention…

Chewing Gum and Powell Lakes in Emigrant Wilderness

Emigrant Wilderness Trifecta: Burst Rock, Powell and Chewing Gum Lakes

Aug 2, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Ever since I swam across Pine Mountain Lake during the Groveland Triathlon, I decided it would be cool plan to see how many other lakes I could swim across this summer. Everyone loves bagging a peak, and so do I, but variety is the spice of hiking! Now if only I could figure out a good verb for “bagging” a lake…. Maybe I should bring back “Scooped”? Man, I totally…

Bartlett Peak, Yosemite

Bartlett Peak: Summit Hike from Boundary Lake, Yosemite & Stanislaus

Jun 21, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

I don’t often plan backpacking trips where we basecamp in one location and dayhike. But maybe I should, it is a great strategy for hitting up nice places where you just don’t want to haul around a giant pack – such as random summits – plus it just sounds so leisurely, day hiking in the wilderness away from the trailhead crowds. Of course for Curtis and I’s trip to Boundary lake…

Pilot Peak, Stanislaus NF: Fire lookouts and mountain bikes

Pilot Peak, Stanislaus NF: Fire lookouts and mountain bikes

Jun 3, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Every time I am down in the Merced River Canyon (that is the Hwy 140 entrance to that park, by El Portal) Curtis points out the Pilot Peak lookout tower standing high above us and says I should go there… you know someday. But we don’t dare take our passenger cars up the steep final grade to the top, and who wants to walk up to a lookout tower when everyone else…

MTB up Sawmill Mnt

Sawmill Mountain, Stanislaus National Forest: The first of many Mountain Bike Adventures!

May 18, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Uncategorized

I’m not sure why I finally decided to do it, but I have gotten myself a mountain bike. She is a Novara Madrona 27.5, which I used Curtis’s 20% off membership discount on at REI… and I have SO MANY new places can now explore with it. Maybe they will seem like odd choices, but I haven’t been able to explore around Groveland and the Stanislaus National Forest as much as…

Indian Creek Trail, Stanislaus National Forest: From Groveland down to the Tuolumne River

Indian Creek Trail, Stanislaus National Forest: From Groveland down to the Tuolumne River

Apr 26, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

I like to think that part of the allure of the upper Tuolumne River is that it is a little mysterious. My house in Groveland, CA is about three miles from the Tuolumne as the crow flies, but it’s not a simple hop, skip, and jump over to the river. Yes you can drive down to the Tuolumne on Forest Service roads, but you will know you are driving down into…

Exact Center of CA

The Exact Center of California & The Redinger Campground: about what you would expect

Mar 29, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Trip planning requires pooling your resources and hoping for the best sometimes. Especially when visiting a less popular location (Redinger Lake) at a less than popular time of year (Winter). In this case, the trip down to road bike the Million Dollar Rd was supplemented by a random search of Roadside America (a favorite for offbeat attractions) and the always (not so) informative Forest Service website. One main objective (Road…

mission failed

When You Don’t Reach Your Destination – Preston Falls, Stanislaus NF

Nov 23, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Hiking with a destination in mind it sort of my thing. I like goals – or at least a solid turnaround point/time. I don’t like it when I can’t reach my planned destination. I hate it when I miss my destination without even knowing. That is what happened today on my hike to Preston Falls – I walked 4.4 miles, like All Trails said, and I did reach a fall. I…

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