Summer 2022, Part 4: July 27 to 30 (Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) After finishing the North Lake to South Lake Loop, I spent five fun days exploring the eastern Sierra with John and gave my legs a bit of a rest before tackling the rugged terrain of Mineral King, a remoteContinue reading “Backpacking the Mineral King Loop”
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Backpacking the North Lake to South Lake Loop
Summer 2022, Part 3: July 14 to 20 Read Part 1 and Part 2) The third leg of my Summer 2022 backpacking adventure brought me back to one of my favorite stretches of the John Muir Trail: Muir Pass and Evolution Valley. To access this area, I headed south on Highway 395, which runs parallelContinue reading “Backpacking the North Lake to South Lake Loop”
Backpacking in the Emigrant Wilderness
Summer 2022, Part 2: July 6 to 10 (Read Part 1) After three days in the Desolation Wilderness, I left Lake Tahoe and headed south for the second leg of my extended backpacking trip in the summer of 2022. I was headed to Emigrant Wilderness, which borders Yosemite National Park, and would spend the nextContinue reading “Backpacking in the Emigrant Wilderness”
July in the Sierra: An Update
Hello! Just a quick post to share how things are going! My month in the Sierra is coming to a close and the mountains have treated me well. I was lucky to avoid smoke from the Yosemite fires and have hiked over 170 miles all up and down the Sierra Range. The Sierra are aContinue reading “July in the Sierra: An Update”
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