Dinkey Lakes Wilderness – LNT Style
Destination: Dinkey Lakes Loop Mileage: 8.85 semi-loop Trailhead: Dinkey Lakes/Willow Meadow off Hwy 168 – turn off at Tamarack Sno-Park Elevation: 8,600 up to 9,400 feet I was invited to facilitate a […]
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Mokelumne Wilderness: Emigrant Lake
Destination: Emigrant Lake Mileage: 8 round trip Trailhead: Caples Lake off Hwy 88 Elevation: 7,750 up to 8,676 feet To celebrate Aspen’s third birthday we hiked to Emigrant Lake. After near 100-degree temperatures […]
How To Make A Map Wallet
I loved my map wallet to pieces – literarily. I’ve had to ask cashiers for tape to hold it together just a little bit longer for a couple months now. […]
Emigrant Wilderness: Granite Dome
A quick trip down memory trail to see what inspired this trip…while working on the Stanislaus National Forest in 2006 I was out exploring the forest along Highway 108 and […]
The Empire State – Top 10
A week in The Empire State gave us time to explore New York City and venture north to see what Upstate had to offer. I was aiming to take in […]
New York City Apps
A week ago I boarded a plane to explore New York – the Big Apple and Upstate. A bit far from my usual West Coast adventures, but I figure the […]
Trail Tips: National Forests Are Better
The Wonderful Wilderness of Awes
I checked the first item off my 2014 Adventure Resolutions by reading We’re Off To See The Wilderness, The Wonderful Wilderness Of Awes: A hiker’s 2000-mile adventure journal of the Appalachian Trail […]
17-Mile Bike
Destination: 17-Mile Drive Mileage: 21.05 miles Trailhead: Various – we parked at Lighthouse Dr and 17th St Elevation: Sea level to 768 feet Originally our Coast Road Trip was to include a […]
Genoa’s Eagle Ridge Loop
Destination: Eagle Ridge Loop Mileage: 6.2 round trip Trailhead: Jacks Valley Rd and Centennial Dr in Genoa, NV Elevation: 4,780 up to 5,860 feet The day after our Red Lake Peak snowshoe we […]
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