TL;DR Enjoy the Yosemite high country in this 23mi loop hike out to Vogelsang Lake. If you're feeling up for some off-trail scrambling,...

TL;DR See some of the best the high Sierra have to offer in this 40 mile loop out of Kings Canyon National Park to Rae Lakes. The three...

TL;DR Travel along the rugged northern California coast on what is one of the most beautiful trails I've ever been on. The Lost Coast is...

TL;DR This was a fun short overnight we did on a whim. Starting from Tuolumne Meadows from the Young Lakes via Dog Lake trail head, the...

TL;DR Check out one of the least visited areas of Yosemite . Starting from Wawona, its a steep (but not as steep as the valley) up to the...

TL;DR Day 3 took us from Upper Cathedral Lake to Lyell Fork in 15.3 moderately flat miles. We took an extended lunch in Tuolumne Meadows...

TL;DR For our second day on the trail, we hiked from Little Yosemite Valley to Upper Cathedral Lake. This was our first full day of...

TL;DR Our first day on the trail took us from Happy Isles to Little Yosemite Valley in 5 short miles. Because we didn’t get a Little...

TL;DR Enjoy all the Santa Cruz mountains have to offer in this ~30 mile thru-hike from Skyline Ridge to the Waddle Beach. Official trail...

TL;DR Enjoy a lovely long day hike through old growth redwood forests from the Prairie Creek Visitor’s Center to Fern Canyon and back....

TL;DR If you’re interest in a 30 mile thru-hike that is just as beautiful as it is exhausting then you should check out Yosemite’s Grand...

TL;DR This late spring trip took us 6.5mi into Desolation Wilderness to Lake Aloha (which wasn’t quite a lake yet). Lake Aloha is a...

TL;DR See every ecosystem Mt Tam has to offer in this 17mi loop from the beach to the top of East Peak and back. The mileage might seem...

TL:DR You don’t have to go very far to see some pristine high sierra lakes and epic sunsets. We did this 12.6 mile thru hike over 3 days/...

Apologies, this might sound a little promote-y: First off, what is the Mountain Collective? Its an annual ski pass that allows the holder...

TL;DR Play permit roulette in order to score the chance to backpack to the top of California or if you’re feeling bold, Whitney-In-a-Day....

TL;DR A real leg burning loop full of 360 views of the East Bay and 4060ft of elevation gain across 13.8 miles. The 4 summits are Mt...

TL;DR Explore a bit of the High Sierra trail on the way to one of the most stunning alpine lakes I have ever laid eyes on, Precipice...

TL;DR Awesome area of Yosemite that’s only 6.4mi from Tioga Road? That would be 10 Lakes Basin. Its approachable from either the 10 lakes...

For Memorial Day weekend we went up to our friend’s cabin near Bear Valley. I can’t say I’ve been up there much and all but forgot that...