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Welcome!
Now spanning over 1500 miles on more than 250 hikes, you'll find a lot of
information here, especially for hikes in the Bay Area and the Sierra Nevada.
Enjoy!
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22 January 2010
Snow Hikes
A complete list of all the hikes I've done in the snow -- with snowshoes or without.
15 January - 17 January 2010
Truckee Winter Trip
A weekend trip to Truckee and a short snowshoe hike to Kyburz Flat.
14 November 2009
Images of the Sierra Nevada
A description of the creative process behind the making of my new book, Images of the Sierra Nevada.
This book contains over 160 of my favorite photographs in the Sierra Nevada and contains a foreword
by Ann Marie Brown, author of 13 guidebooks on California outdoor recreation. The book is available
for purchase through blurb.com, just in time for Christmas.
9 October - 12 October 2009
Eastern Sierra Fall Trip
A 4-day fall trip to the eastern Sierra Nevada for some short hikes and fall color.
31 August 2009
Car Camping, Hiking, and Backpacking with Kids
Read about what we've learned so far about car camping, hiking, and backpacking with young children.
22 August - 24 August 2009
Heiser and Bull Run Lake
A 3-day backpacking trip to little Heiser Lake and beautiful Bull Run Lake in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness.
17 July - 2 August 2009
Kelowna/Jasper/Banff/Glacier Trip
A 17-day trip to the wine country of Kelowna, British Columbia,
and the Rocky Mountains in Jasper and Banff National Parks in Alberta, Canada, and
Glacier National Park in Montana.
26 June - 5 July 2009
Eastern Sierra Trip 2009
A 10-day trip to the Eastern Sierra Nevada, featuring 7 great hikes, 6 of them to one or more
beautiful alpine lakes.
30 May - 31 May 2009
Angel Island backpacking
A beautiful 2-day backpacking trip to a camp site with great views of San Francisco.
16 May - 17 May 2009
Lake Chabot Trip
A short 2-day camping trip to a nice local lake just over the ridge from civilization.
10 April - 19 April 2009
Utah Spring Trip
A 10-day trip to Utah in the spring to visit Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef
National Parks, with 5 day hikes, and a stay in Dead Horse Point State Park.
29 March 2009
Donner Memorial Nature Trail
A very short snowshoe hike along a creek.
20 February - 22 February 2009
Yosemite Winter Trip
A weekend trip to snow-filled Yosemite Valley, with a short hike to Mirror Lake.
19 January 2009
Schilling Lake
A short hike to a, well, more like a local pond. Nothing much to see here.
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Some of my favorite hikes and trips: |
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| Mount Dana |
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Rae Lakes Loop |
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Mount Lewis |
| In August of 1998, we went on my first true test -- a 13,000 feet
peak in Tuolumne Meadows. Altitude, hail, and lightning could
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A 6-day backpacking trip into the heart of the Sierra with new
amazing views every day. |
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Mount Lewis in Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite. Not as high as Mount
Dana, but just as pretty -- if not more so. |
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Mount Tallac
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Emigrant Wilderness
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Mount Whitney |
| This was the first great hike. So far, it's also the prettiest,
with the most magnificent views of Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake,
and surrounding peaks from the top. |
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A 3-day backpacking trip in the Emigrant Wilderness. I've never
seen so many beautiful lakes so close together. |
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This trip report includes some of the best hikes in Tuolumne Meadows
in Yosemite and an attempt on the highest peak in the United States
outside of Alaska. |
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Seattle/Olympic/Rainier
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
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Zion/Bryce Canyon/Grand Canyon
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| A 9-day trip to Seattle, including visits to the Hoh Rain Forest
in Olympic National Park, and hikes in Mount Rainier National
Park. |
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This trip report includes a beautiful hike up Brokeoff Mountain,
and my first hike up a volcano.
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Within a span of just a week we visited Zion, Bryce Canyon, and
Grand Canyon national parks. Zion was my favorite, as we did a
wonderful 3-day backpacking trip which left us feeling very isolated. |
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