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glacier point snow backpacking

March 24, 2019April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments

My first snow backpacking trip to Yosemite was to Dewey Point almost exactly six years ago. Ever since that first

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the summit. whitney. conquered.

October 13, 2014April 9, 2021 mike 1 Comment

It’s been almost two years exactly since my last trip to Mount Whitney. I failed to make it to the

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shower’s lake

October 5, 2014April 9, 2021 mike 1 Comment

This weekend I went backpacking with a group to Shower’s Lake. Originally I was thinking of backpacking somewhere on the

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maude lake

July 27, 2014April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments

This weekend I went backpacking with some old friends from my previous job at CalPERS. We went to the Desolation

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swift creek trail

August 25, 2013April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments

This weekend I went backpacking with some old friends I hadn’t backpacked with in a while. We went to the

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canyon creek trail

July 7, 2013April 9, 2021 mike 1 Comment

From my previous posts it’s probably obvious that I like the Trinity Alps Wilderness. I think it’s truly a special

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dewey point

March 23, 2013April 9, 2021 mike 1 Comment

I went backpacking solo for the first time this weekend. It probably would’ve been better to wait and organize a trip

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panoche hills

December 8, 2012April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments backpacking

The Panoche Hills is a large area owned by the Bureau of Land Management. If you’ve ever driven down highway

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mount whitney

October 19, 2012April 9, 2021 mike 2 Comments backpacking

At just over 14,500 feet above sea level, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in California. It’s actually the highest

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loch leven again

October 14, 2012April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments backpacking

This weekend I went backpacking at Loch Leven Lakes. It’s a pretty easy and short hike, at least as far

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trinity alps wilderness

September 2, 2012April 9, 2021 mike 1 Comment backpacking

This weekend six of us went backpacking in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. I had already been here once before, so

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moon over mendocino

May 6, 2012April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments backpacking

This weekend I went backpacking at the Mendocino National Forest. It’s a pretty easy and short hike, which was good

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feather falls backpacking

January 29, 2012April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments backpacking

According to some people, Feather Falls is the sixth highest waterfall in the United States. According to Wikipedia, those people

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fountain of youth?

November 13, 2011April 9, 2021 mike 1 Comment backpacking

Most people who read my crappy blog with any sort of regularity probably know that I’m not all that great

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a special place

October 2, 2011April 9, 2021 mike 0 Comments backpacking

This weekend I went on what will probably be the last backpacking trip of 2011. It was to a place

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