Tag Archives: The Great Outdoors
Too many waterfalls?…Never!
Seeing as Monday was 10.5 miles and Tuesday was 7.8, and we know that our final mileage from Glen Aulin to Tuolumne Meadows is 6.4, we should only be left with a scenic 6.5 miles in which to gain 2,320 … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, Mini Adventures, Uncategorized, Wilderness Permits, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Backpacking, Bear sightings, Glen Aulin, John Muir, misadventures, Mountain House, National Parks, The Great Outdoors, Water Falls, Yosemite
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Plan A
After a cheerful reunion, a BBQ, a pack shakedown, and a team meeting, it was time to hit the hay for an early rising and a road trip to the hopefully “clearish” skies of Yosemite. As we hit the northbound … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, Mini Adventures, Tuolumne Meadows, Uncategorized, Wilderness Permits, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Alabama Hills Cafe, Backpacking, Looney Bean, Mammoth Brewing Company, misadventures, National Parks, The Great Outdoors, White Wolf Campground, Yosemite
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Answer the phone!
So we have a short backpacking trip coming up in Yosemite, the Grand Canyon of the Tuolume River to be exact, a 30 mile scenic juant. The only problem is that most of Yosemite is closed due to unhealthy air … Continue reading
McGee Creek
For several years we have heard about how amazing the hike up McGee creek is, as it is a portal to several lakes and can intersect (14.7 miles) with the PCT/JMT and several other trails that lead to Mammoth Lakes. … Continue reading
Rainbow Falls
Day 2 of Glamping: Almost up early to beat the mid-day heat for our hike to Rainbow Falls, our plans now included a necessary return trip via our same path, as the shuttle to/from Reds Meadow was not scheduled to … Continue reading
Lemonade out of Lemons.
So after Mexican food and margaritas at Roberto’s in Mammoth Lakes, and a fitful night’s sleep at the Quality Inn…we were actually too warm, we headed with our son and his girlfriend to Yosemite Valley to pick up his truck. … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Half Dome, Mini Adventures, PCT, Uncategorized, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Backpacking, National Parks, PCT, The Great Outdoors, Yosemite
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This should be interesting
‘Tis hiking season once again, and we are lucky and a little daft enough to attempt a week long trip into the Sierras from Agnew Meadows (following the PCT and hooking up onto the JMT), over Donahue Pass, down into … Continue reading
Wy-Oh-ming
With a population of just under 590,000 (equal to many counties in California), we were taken a back somewhat by the vast rolling unpopulated countryside. More Pronghorn (American antelope) live here than actual humans, and it was more than obvious. … Continue reading
Yosemite Wrap-Up
If we thought a successful climb of Half Dome was the end of adventure, we were sorely mistaken. Once we reached the Valley floor, we had the issue of getting back to our cars in Tuolumne Meadows. The walk to … Continue reading
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