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. […]
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Take A Hike!
Destination: Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail Loop Mileage: 5.1 miles Trailhead: American River Parkway – Watt Avenue Access ($5 parking fee) Elevation: 50 feet +/- Happy Take A Hike Day! Aspen and I celebrated […]
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 […]
John Muir Trail Part Three: Muir Ranch to Woods Creek Junction
I had high expectations for this year’s John Muir Trail (JMT) section hike. A handful of folks told me it was the best section of the JMT and raved endlessly […]
John Muir Wilderness: Palisade Glacier
Destination: Palisade Glacier Mileage: 10 miles round trip to Third Lake, 4 miles round trip from there to glacier Trailhead: North Big Pine Creek off Hwy 395 near Big Pine, CA […]
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 […]
Tahoe Rim Trail: Resources
There are many helpful resources to navigate the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), but if only there was a resource to help navigate the resources! I collected four helpful guides while preparing […]
Tahoe Rim Trail: 12 Day Thru-Hike
After reading We’re Off To See The Wilderness, The Wonderful Wilderness Of Awes I was jonesing for camaraderie, aw-inspiring landscape, and badass status – three things that come with a big thru-hike. Three months later […]
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