Sitting front and center in my gear room [sorry guests, the toys come first] is a box full of paper maps for parks mountains around the world. There’s something I really like…
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The timing was almost too perfect to be believe: It was just as I passed into Yosemite National Park yesterday that the rain defied the forecasts and began to fall. Still well…
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The Big Valley Tour: Hiking Yosemite’s Panorama Trail via Four Mile Trail & Glacier Point
I’ve been Yosemite many, many times (ya, it’s an awesome life) and yet the Panorama Trail remained well off my radar for years. Now that I’ve finally tagged it, let me say…
Hauling bladders, treating stream flows, or melting snow…. however you source it, having enough water is one of those endless trail chores. The challenge for me is not usually finding water so…
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Don’t day hike the Mount Whitney Trail — Overnight It! (and everything else I learned about the trail.)
Mount Whitney stands as the tallest peak in the lower 48 which would certainly make it a hot destination if for no other reason than to claim the high point. That the…
When I’m not in my [evil but warm] mountaineering boots, I love the feel and weight of a low-cut good trail runner but for longer hikes or days with bigger packs, a…
Urban hiking usually just means a long walk through a city but not in San Francisco. Here, the Coastal Trail hike lies just steps away from the city streets (occasionally it goes right…