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

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

Jul 19, ’16 · by · 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…

The Trees have Eyes: The Eye of Providence on Aspens

The Trees Have Eyes – a (Spooky?) hike to Parker Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness

Oct 24, ’14 · by · in Non-Urban Legends, On Adventures

I think most people have thought of the woods as a “Scary” place at least once in their life. Im not talking about real scary here either, like hypothermia or altitude sickness, but the irrational sort of scary. For example as a little kid my brothers pretty much convinced me that axe murders and Freddy Krueger hid in the woods surrounding our home. Also, I think around the same time I…

Bigfoot Legend in Yosemite

Non-Urban Legends & Exploring the Bigfoot Legend in Yosemite

May 19, ’14 · by · in Non-Urban Legends, On Adventures

The other week I had a revelation, I realized why the leave no trace mascot is bigfoot! Admittedly it should not have taken me this long, but in my defense I took the logo at face value without even thinking about the bigfoot legend. Or maybe Trails had mentioned it once, but sometimes when hiking my brain chooses to think about cliffbars instead of retaining cool facts.  Anyhow, now that I am…