Sacramento Escape: Loch Leven Lakes
Destination: Loch Leven Lakes Mileage: 7.7 miles round trip Trailhead: Big Bend Trailhead off Hwy 80 Elevation: 5,676 to 6,920 feet It’s March here in California, but based on the weather […]
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Bringing Vitamin D To Seattle
I was exploring Seattle come rain or shine. However, I was thankful the California sun followed me north for the weekend and so was the rest of Seattle because they […]
In Search Of Sierra Snow
I went in search of Sierra snow last weekend. As I drove farther and farther east on Highway 88 I was worried I’d embarked on a futile adventure; while Aspen […]
Dog Days: Baker Beach
Baker Beach in San Francisco – where dogs and nude-sunbathers may run free. Well really the sunbathers stay to the north end of the beach while dogs have the run […]
Amador County: Lake Tabeaud
Destination: Lake Tabeaud Loop Mileage: 2.39 miles Trailhead: Lake Tabeaud Day Use Area off Tabeaud Road east of Jackson Elevation: 2,060 up to 2,114 feet I want a cabin in the woods. […]
Bend “High Desert Paradise” Oregon
Holy frostbite Aspen, I don’t think we’re in California’s Central Valley anymore! To ring in the New Year we visited Bend, Oregon to see how many adventures we could fit […]
Ansel Adams Wilderness: Parker Lake
Destination: Parker Lake Mileage: 4.2 miles round trip Trailhead: Parker Lake on June Lake Loop/CA-158 Elevation: 7,368 to 8,412 feet After a late Sunday start on our Eastern Sierra weekend we chose Parker […]
Ansel Adams Wilderness: Gem Lake
Destination: Gem Lake Mileage: 7 miles round trip Trailhead: Rush Creek on June Lake Loop/CA-158 Elevation: 7,200 to 9,190 feet Three years in a row – it’s officially tradition. Wildlife […]
Jenkinson Lake Loop
Destination: Jenkinson Lake Loop Mileage: 8 miles/9 miles for full loop Trailhead: Second dam on Mormon Emigrant Trail, south of Pollock Pines Elevation: 3,500 to 3,600 feet As a Labor […]
Tahoe Rim Trail: Ruffwear On The Trail
Aspen is quite the adventure pup, having already completed seven days and 57 miles on the John Muir Trail (JMT). However, with the Tahoe Rim thru-hike we were tripling that mileage. We […]
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