The recently re-opened Crystal Lake area north of Azusa, CA is a great place to escape the LA crowds on a busy weekend.
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Crystal Lake to Mount Islip Loop
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: California, Dog, Hiking, Los Angeles, Nature, Outdoors, Photograpy
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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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Circle of Solitude: 8 days solo in Sequoia-Kings Canyon NP.
This 88 mile loop out of Kearsarge Pass features enough jaw dropping scenery to fill a book, or in this case, a giant trip report.
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Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, Hiking, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada
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Mosquito Flats to Mono Creek: Where no dog has napped before
The summer of Sierra continued with a four day trip to the Mono Creek area out of Rock Creek. Callie and I ended up offtrail in a remote basin in the center of the Sierra, where I suspect few dogs have traveled before.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, California, Dog Hikes, Fourth Recess, Hiking, Hopkins Basin, John Muir Wilderness, Mono Creek, Mosquito Flats, Pioneer Basin, Sierra Nevada
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Mount Whitney Dayhike: 10,000 calories
My brother and I dayhiked up Mount Whitney last weekend. It was our first time on the mountain and it surpassed expectations. The extreme mileage and elevation gain pays off with amazing views and a hair raising stretch of trail at 14,000 feet.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: 10000 calories, Hiking, John Muir Wilderness, Mount Whitney, Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, Trail
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South Lake to Bishop Pass: Disappointment at Dusy Basin
What a difference a week makes. After an amazing trip to Moonlight Falls near Lake Sabrina, I was ready to get back up into the Sierra as soon as possible. Full of excitement, I headed back up to the Bishop area to explore the Dusy Basin area of Kings Canyon, but unfortunately my streak of luck was not meant to last.
Categories: Trip Report
Tags: Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Kings Canyon National Park, 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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