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Star Lake, TRT

Star Lake, Tahoe Rim Trail Thru-Hike – Day 1

Jul 16, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Beginning June 25, 2014 I thru-hiked the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), circling Lake Tahoe in 12 days. Accompanied by my friend and fellow blogger, Trails, we bravely took on this 165+ mile loop. I will be blogging a day-by-day rundown of each day’s hike, night’s campsite, and my contemplations while beating down miles. Check out my complete trip report for the TRT here – This is day 1. Starting a 12 thru-hike of…

Rockefeller Grove Yosemite

Rockefeller Grove, Yosemite – Sugar Pines, Skiing, & Fire Scars

Apr 12, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures, Yosemite Day Hike

Yosemite is know for having three giant sequoia groves (Mariposa, Merced, & Tuolumne), but did you know about the park’s less visited Sugar Pine Grove, the Rockefeller Grove? I hadn’t either until Curtis had mentioned it as an option for a late season cross country ski trip. He had heard about it as one of the spots fire crews had worked to protect from the rim fire, one of the oldest…

Columbia River Gorge

WINDY WINTER CONDITIONS: Multnomah Falls & Columbia River Gorge

Feb 7, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures

So, I went to Portland for a couple of days with Curtis for a brief trip & guess what happened? SNOW! Now it is chilly up here, but we have been assured that this is not a very common occurrence. Which is obvious by the fact that a that a few inches can cause a 30+ car pile-up closing I-5 on the day we planed to go home. Guess we…

Quinn's Hot Springs - Relaxing and Hiking

Quinn’s Hot Springs – Relaxing and Hiking

Jan 9, ’14 · by Denise · in On Adventures

This year was a pretty intense year for Christmas time traveling for me – up to Eastern Washington, then over to Seattle, back to Spokane, over to Montana for Quinn’s hot springs, to Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho, back to the airport and finally home again in again with Basil and Herman. In the next few days I hope to get up at least another blog about the trip – but…

Big Seven Lake

Fall in Seven Lake State Park, MI

Nov 1, ’13 · by Denise · in On Adventures

In September, when I was visiting Michigan, my mom and I when on hike in Seven Lake State Park. I had not heard of this state park near the city of Holly before, but my mom had been seeing the Michigan State parks information sign from the highway driving back and forth from Oscoda many times. She, of course, knew I would be down to go on a nice little…

Buck Meadows, Yosemite

Backpacking Buena Vista Lake to Quartz Mountain Trailhead – Day 3 Buena Vista Loop

Oct 2, ’13 · by Denise · in On Adventures

There is something very strange about waking up in the morning without having any idea what time it is, nor anyone to judge your own sleeping habits against. I had forgotten my analog watch, which was alright since I had my GPS and cell phone for the time, but not very convenient. On day three I woke up somewhat before sunrise (it was getting light out though) and I was…

Buena Vista Lake, Yosemite

Backpacking Johnson Lake to Buena Vista Lake – Day 2 Buena Vista Loop

Oct 1, ’13 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Have you heard about how Yosemite has to kick people out of the park starting today because of the government shutdown? Word is that with the government shutdown the roads through Yosemite to accommodate through traffic, but with a big No Recreating clause. What puts the cherry on top of the whole situation is that Google decided today to post a “Happy Birthday Yosemite” doodle. Personally I think this is great…

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…

Upper Merced Pass Lake, Yosmite

Backpacking Clark Fork of Illilouette Creek to Merced Pass Lakes – Day 2 to Ottoway Lake

Sep 8, ’13 · by Denise · in On Adventures

The second day of Kate, Kris, Jacquie, Dan, Curtis & I’s backpacking trip to Ottoway lake turned out to be a bigger adventure than I had planed (See day 1’s blog here).  The goal was to travel from our previous night’s campsite, at the Clark Fork of the Illilouette, to Lower Ottoway Lake – approximately 10 miles of total hiking. I knew it would be a hard day of hiking…

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