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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…

Devil's Dance Floor: Hiking up Fire Scars and Brush Fields

Devil’s Dance Floor: Hiking up Fire Scars and Brush Fields

Feb 23, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

Last month Curtis and I made the trek up to Devil’s Dance Floor for the first time, after both hearing about the spot and eyeing it on the map for awhile now. We could have gone there in the summer and easily approached the peak from Tamarack Flat Campground in the summer, but the snow free month and a perfect amount of wintertime cabin fever had us hiking up the long…

Sonoma State Park Hike

Red Hill, Sonoma State Park: A Hike from Redwoods to Coastal Vistas

Feb 12, ’15 · by Denise · in On Adventures

After going to Russian River Brewery for the second time last month I thought – why not see the real thing on our coast trip? Word on the street is that the outlet of the Russian River is plagued with sharks (not that different from other rivers – except these might be Russian Sharks!),  so I was opting not to go for a swim… also because it is January, and the…

Hiking Mount Dana

Bagging Peaks and Taking Names: Hiking Mount Dana

Oct 8, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

There are some trips that Curtis and I have been meaning to do for years now, Lyle Glacier, Mount Lyle, Mount Whitney, anywhere in Sequoia, and Mount Dana. Guess which one we finally crossed off the list!?! (SPOILER: it’s should be pretty obvious by the blog title) Yep, we hiked Mount Dana last month – which is now officialy the tallest summit I been to. I don’t think of myself as a…

Mount Hoffman, Yosemite National Park

Mount Hoffman: The Ultimate Yosemite Panorama

Oct 2, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

I hiked up Mount Hoffman with a group group of friends in early July this summer, it was my second trip up Hoffman. The first trip was in the fall of 2011 – which I can from experience say it is an amazing hike both summer & fall. On that first trip there was a light dusting of snow across the peaks, although we had to hike up the seasonally close May lake…

Deer Peak, RMNP

Hiking Deer Mountain RMNP: My 1st Colorado Peak in the Bag

Sep 17, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Before heading into the park Kate had created an awesome list of quality potential hikes, all based on things we thought we wanted to do on our trip. Deer Mountain was not on that list, but because of our location and the weather we decided to try it. We could always turn back? Turns out Deer Mountain is an awesome choice for newbies to RMNP – not too difficult and it offers amazing views of the beautiful Moraine Park and surroundings mountains…

Smith Peak, Yosemite

Smith Peak, Yosemite: Fire Scars, Bears & Vistas

May 22, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

I never hiked the Smith Peak trail before the fire, but right now it is a heck of an adventure! I solo hiked this 14-ish mile day hike starting early last Friday morning, rolling into the Hetch Hetchy gate around 7:30 am. I had completely forgotten that the Hetch Hetchy entrance has shorter ‘open hours’ (unlike the other entrances to Yosemite), it was good I didn’t start too much earlier. At the entrance station…

Williams Peak, Mariposa

Brews & Hiking Boots: Williams Peak & Prospectors Brewery in Mariposa, CA

Jan 21, ’14 · by Denise · in Brews and Hiking Boots, On Adventures

In the winter it can be more difficult to find a nice little day trip close to home. This year the minimal snow is making it hard to snow shoeing, plus cross country skiing is not a real option in any of the open Yosemite elevations.  Lame! That is why this winter I have been employing a tactic of combining hikes with visits to nearby breweries. By combining brews with…

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