June 22nd Lower Tent Meadow(4.0)-Horseshoe Lake(16.5) Miles: 12.5mi Campsite Elevation: 10,515ft With the heat and this being our first full day on the Sierra High Route, we decided to start hiking at 5:30am. Yesterday was bonus miles since we hadn’t planned on...
June 21st Roads End(0)-Lower Tent Meadow(4.0) Miles: ~4mi Campsite Elevation: 7,800ft I woke up at 4:45am this morning to head out from Big Sur to Fresno to meet Rockin’ and Why Not, who each were arriving conveniently by train. Why Not lives in the Sacramento...
Bonus Post: Walking With Greg! By the time you read this, I’ll be gasping for air as we are huffing it up over 10,000ft. I wanted to share with everyone a video my friend made of our hiking and adventures around Portland. My friend Greg is practically a brother...
Life is pretty cool sometimes. I’ve said before how much I love this little hiking community. Somehow everyone seems to know each other. Back in the fall, I saw some photos on Facebook through a hiker friend of a couple that had done both the Sierra High Route...
As always, I’ve made some slight changes in gear. I’m a lightweight backpacker, but by no means am I ultralight. I realize I could definitely go lighter, but I do have some luxury items that are worth carrying for me personally. Some of you may recall that...
