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Apr 15, 20185 min read
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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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/...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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