Thank You Cathedral Peak
John Muir climbed Cathedral Peak, an icon of Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows, in 1869 without a rope and in heavy boots. He also climbed to the top of a tree in […]
Tag Archives: California
Two Hikes To Lyons Lake
Destination: Lyons Lake Mileage: Trails 10.36 miles, Aspen 17.5 miles Trailhead: Lyons Creek on Wrights Lake Road off of Highway 50 Elevation: 6,740 to 8,415 feet I checked the GPS in Aspen’s pack […]
Dogging Around The Lost Coast
Destination: Lost Coast Mileage: 25.1 miles Trailhead: Mattole to Black Sands Beach Elevation: sea level to 500-ish feet For adventures, we typically head to the mountains; the Lost Coast had me scouring the […]
Sacramento Escape: Urban Hike
Google Maps does not account for all of the interesting sniffs for a dog to investigate on an urban hike. Sure, nature trails have some Earthy sniffs, but Aspen can […]
Two Hikes To Lindsey Lakes
Destination: Lindsey Lakes Mileage: Trails 4.8 miles, Aspen 8.4 miles Trailhead: Junction of Bowman Lake Road and Lindsey Lakes Road, off Highway 20 Elevation: 5,848 to 6,508 feet Aspen and I agree, for hiking […]
Eastern Sierra: New Discoveries
Adapt or melt into the couch. ACL recovery was not going to keep us from enjoying our annual Eastern Sierra fall excursion. It just meant an opportunity to see my […]
Mokelumne Wilderness: Melissa Coray Peak
Destination: Melissa Coray Peak Mileage: 11.88 round trip Trailhead: Carson Pass on Highway 88 Elevation: 8,592 up to 9,795 feet Wildflowers galore in the Sierra and one more week of freedom before resuming my […]
Shuteye Ridge: Monoliths, Micro-crowds
I sat scrunched up in a sliver of shade looking out at an expansive view with tears forming salty runnels down my cheeks. I glanced back at the rock face waiting for […]
Baboon Lakes: Plan Ahead And Prepare Or Not
Plan Ahead And Prepare – it’s the first Leave No Trace principle listed for a reason. This principle makes all of the other principles easier to follow, with the added […]
Ebbetts Pass: Choose All Of The Adventures
For those weekends you can’t decide which adventure you want to have – don’t decide, choose all of them. For Memorial Day weekend, Route and I packed the Cherokee for […]
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