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Backpacking Aloha Lake: Moonlight, Alien lore, and Unexpected Snow

Backpacking Aloha Lake: Moonlight, Alien lore, and Unexpected Snow

Jul 19, ’16 · by Denise · in On Adventures

“Moonlight backpacking,” this was Trail’s next big idea. We were just settling in at Track 7 Brewery for some goodness and burritos when she pulled out the moon cycle calendar on her phone… When was the next upcoming full moon? Where can we get moonlight reflecting granite? You available? This is how Trails, Route, Curtis, and I ended up hiking out to the Aloha Lake region of the Desolation Wilderness between the…

Bright Dot Lake

A Bright Dot Lake among Sierra Peaks, Backpacking Inyo Forest

Feb 10, ’16 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Most of my pictures in the High Sierra focus around two opposites, a rocky peak or a watery blue lake (except, maybe, for the hundreds of photos of rock piles that may, if you look hard enough, have a pika in them). The side trip Curtis, Trails (& pup) and I took from our backpacking camp at Mildred Lake to Bright Dot Lake highlighted this even more. Bright Dot is a lake…

Hite Cove: California Wildflowers with Ruins

Hite Cove: California Wildflowers with a Side of Ruins

Mar 26, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

Guess what season it is? … California Poppy Season! Last weekend’s arrival of California’s poppies swept aside any previous hiking plans (Sorry Little Nellie Falls, check you latter) and instead filled my head with visions of hiking in sandals through fields tinged with orange. And not just any trail would do – this year I was going to get to Hite Cove, damn it! Hite Cove Distance: 9-ish mile out…

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Lovelock, NV to Groveland, CA: The Finale of Our Roadtrip!

May 31, ’10 · by Denise · in On Adventures

The finale is a bit of an overstatement. It was more like a great pleasure to get out of California Lake Tahoe Memorial Day traffic and find our hotel that basil took an instant liking to. Meaning he wanted to chew all the antique furniture, of course (We bunny proofed!). Leaving Lovelock, NV we put our lovers lock on the chain in the town that replicates an ancient Chinese tradition of people putting…

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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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