Want to escape the hustle of Los Angeles but don’t have the time for a big hike? Try this short, easy stroll down a shaded trail that ends with a picturesque waterfall.
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The Failed 2013 Sierra Expedition
Our grand adventure for the year came to a sudden halt as July monsoons wreaked havoc in the Sierra.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, California, Dogs, Fire, Hiking, Landscape Photography, Nature, Sierra Nevada, Smoke, Wildfire
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Whitney Portal to Lone Pine Lake
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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Categories: Trail Guide
Tags: California, Dogs, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Sierra Nevada, Travel
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North Lake to Lower Lamarck and Wonder Lakes
The Wonder Lakes near Bishop lie in a bucolic offtrail Sierra basin with easy weekend access. Quite wonderful indeed.
Categories: Trail Guide
Tags: Backpacking, California, Dog, Hiking, John Muir Wilderness, Landscape Photography, Sierra Nevada, Trail Guide
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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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Quartz Mountain to Chain Lakes: Yosemite Weekender
The Chain Lakes in the southwestern area of Yosemite National Park is an easy place to achieve some solitude in one of America’s busiest parks.
Categories: Trail Guide
Tags: Backpacking, California, Hiking, Mountains, National Parks, Nature, Photography, Sierra Nevada, Travel, Yosemite
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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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