Want to hike Mount Whitney but can’t get a permit? Take the trail up to Lone Pine Lake for a taste of what it is like to hike up California’s highest peak.
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Whitney Portal to Lone Pine Lake
Categories: Trail Guide
Tags: California, Dogs, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Sierra Nevada, Travel
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Big Pine South Fork to Brainard Lake
This trip turned out to be a bit of a disaster. The entire point of the hike was to make it up to Finger Lake and check out Middle Palisade towering above the South Fork drainage, but we never made it that far.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, Big Pine, Dogs, Hiking, Inyo National Forest, John Muir Wilderness, Photography, South Fork
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Dawson Saddle to Mount Baden-Powell
This relatively moderate hike offers a taste of the Pacific Crest Trail and easy access to three 9,000 foot peaks.
Categories: Trail Guide
Tags: California, Dogs, Hiking, Los Angeles, Nature, Photography, San Gabriel Mountains, Wilderness
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Onion Valley to Matlock Lake: The Great Escape
Taking advantage of another dry winter, Callie and I went on an early season Sierra trip up to Matlock Lake.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, California, Dogs, Hiking, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon, Landscape Photography, Matlock Lake, Nature, Onion Valley, Photography, Sierra Nevada
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Pinecrest Gate to Eaton Canyon Falls
I took my son on his first hike to the waterfall in Eaton Canyon – a classic Southern California hike that I’d never been on either.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Baby, California, Dog, Dogs, Eaton Canyon, Hiking, Los Angeles, Nature, Southern California, Toddler, Waterfall
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Snowy Icehouse Canyon
Categories: Trail Guide
Tags: California, Dog, Dogs, Hiking, Los Angeles, Nature, Photography, Snow, Trail, Wilderness
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Snow on the Sam Merrill Trail: Cobb Estate to Mount Lowe
It snowed in our local foothills this weekend and Callie was on the scene to investigate.
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Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Dog, Dogs, Hiking, Los Angeles, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, San Gabriel Mountains, Snow, Southern California, Travel
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Lake Ediza and Thousand Island Lake: Like Old Times
After a 20 year hiatus, my dad and I finally got back into the Sierra to rekindle an old father and son tradition.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Ansel Adams Wilderness, Backpacking, Camping, Dogs, Hiking, Outdoors, Photography, Sierra Nevada
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Bear Canyon: Death march up Mount Baldy
With only 3 weeks until Mt. Whitney, it was time for an extreme day hike to put my endurance to the test. We opted for a new trail, the Bear Canyon route up Mt Baldy which climbs about 6000 feet over an unrelenting 6 and a half miles.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, California, Camping, Dog, Dogs, Hiking, Los Angeles, Photography, San Gabriel Mountains, Trails
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Pine Creek to Honeymoon Lake: Callie’s First Overnighter
Callie and I made a trip up to the Sierra over Memorial Day weekend and she finally got her first backcountry experience. After spending the past 8 months hiking the San Gabriel Mountains, it was time for her to finally put that training to use on a proper backpacking trip. The weather was cool, the mountains were still snowy, the bugs were non-existant, and a great time was had.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, California, Dog, Dogs, Eastern Sierra, Granite Park, Hiking, Honeymoon Lake, John Muir Wilderness, Nature, Pine Creek, Sierra Nevada, Trail, Trip Report
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