Take A Hike With Uncle Sam
This Fourth of July let Uncle Sam decide your next adventure – visit a patriotic destination! Liberty Lake Destination: Lamoille Canyon to Liberty Lake in Ruby Mountains Wilderness Mileage: 8 miles […]
Tag Archives: California
Desolation Wilderness: Echo Lake To Emerald Bay
Destination: Thru hike from Echo Lake to Emerald Bay Mileage: 15 miles Trailhead: Echo Lake off Hwy 50 to Eagle Falls off Hwy 89 Elevation: 7,658 up to 9,417 feet Every bend in […]
Loon Lake Bike/Hike
Destination: Pleasant Campground/day hike to Rubicon Reservoir Mileage: 20 miles round trip Trailhead: Loon Lake off Ice House Rd from Hwy 50 Elevation: 6,430 up to 6,850 feet For as much as I love backpacking, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Red Lake Peak Snowshoe-ish
Destination: Red Lake Peak Mileage: 3.82 round trip Trailhead: Meiss Meadow Sno-Park off Hwy 88 Elevation: 8,520 up to 10,072 feet It’s the first day of spring! I knew this […]
Auburn State Recreation Area – Attempt One
Auburn State Recreation Area is a mountain bike destination, which is why Wildlife 4-8 spends so much time there. This time Aspen and I decided to tag along to find […]
Coast Road Trip
Wildlife 4-8’s momma bear was in town from Wisconsin and she wanted California coast, migrating whales, and a break from snow. Mission accomplished! All photos courtesy of Wildlife 4-8 and […]
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