Douglas Springs to Tanque Verde Ridge Backcountry Loop
TL;DR Hike through various ecosystems as you go from the desert floor to 8000ft up in this knee busting 28 mile backcountry loop through...
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Mar 27, 20183 min read
Planning for the JMT
There is no time like the present. This year, a small group of us to decided to enter the permit lottery for the John Muir Trail. The JMT...
Jan 2, 20183 min read
Prairie Creek to Fern Canyon Loop
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....
Sep 2, 20175 min read
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Backpacking
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...
Aug 23, 20174 min read
France Part II: Qui vivra verra
This trip was a bit different from my others. We weren’t setting out to accomplish a certain hike, summit a peak, or even grind through a...
Aug 22, 20175 min read
France Part I: Escalader
This year, we had the opportunity to go to France to attend my friends’ wedding. Since we were making the trip over there, we decided to...
Jun 2, 20173 min read
Lake Aloha Out and Back
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...
May 9, 20173 min read
Stinson Beach to Mt Tamalpais Loop
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...
Apr 2, 20174 min read
Cathedral Lakes Backpacking
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/...
Mar 19, 20177 min read
Sliding Sands Loop
TL;DR Haleakalā National Park resides on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Haleakalā NP is split into two parts, the summit and Kipahulu...
Mar 13, 20174 min read
Mountain Collective 2017
Apologies, this might sound a little promote-y: First off, what is the Mountain Collective? Its an annual ski pass that allows the holder...
Dec 5, 20167 min read
Mt Whitney Trail
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....
Oct 26, 20163 min read
Peru Part II: The Inca Trail
TL;DR The Inca Trail is amazing, go do it. Thoughts Everything is awesome. Everything is stairs. Well, not everything. Probably 75% is...
Oct 4, 20164 min read
Peru Part I
A Tale of Two Cities This year’s international adventure took us to South America. It was my first time there so I wasn’t entirely sure...
Aug 24, 20162 min read
4 Summits Mt Diablo
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...
Jul 20, 20165 min read
Precipice Lake Backpacking
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...
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