On Friday evening Marisa, Quinn, Srisuda and I met at Gray’s Meadow’s campground west of the town of Independence in preparation for a 3 day / 2 night backpacking hike starting from Onion Valley. Our first trip to this area was in 2011.
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San Gorgonio Overnight August 31
For a while my lab friend Byron had been planning an overnight backpack on San Gorgonio. After staying later in lab Friday than anticipated, I realized that the Sierras were out of reach for the weekend and I would need different plans to get me outside. With tentative peak bagging with John and Uwe onContinue reading “San Gorgonio Overnight August 31”
Mt. Shasta, California, Aug. 25th 2019
We have had our eyes on Mt. Shasta for a while and finally circumstances aligned for a quick trip up to Northern California to climb it.
Red Tahquitz, Grey Tahquitz, South Peak, August 18
For a long while, the desert divide portion of the Pacific Crest Trail has been closed due to past fires. Finally, it has opened up and gave us the opportunity to climb several peaks previously closed. John, Uwe, Kevin and I took off to bag Red and Grey Tahquitz, and South Peak.
Chocolate Peak, Aug. 13, 2019
After our hike the previous day we sat around the camp fire and contemplated our plans for the next day: Drive home right away or do a little hike in the morning?
Cloudripper Attempt, Aug.12, 2019
After our backpacking hike and a day’s rest we met up with Jack at the Willow creek campground just below South Lake on the South Fork of Bishop Creek. The intention was to climb Cloudripper.
Sawmill Pass, 4 Day Backpack, August 2019
Sawmill Pass is one of the more difficult passes from the east into the Sierra Nevada. This is mostly because it starts at 4600 ft in the desert and tops out at 11,347 ft, with some ups and downs this leads to almost 7000 ft elevation gain.
Sugarpine, Bailey’s and Monument Mountains Aug 6, 2019
I reviewed other hikers reports for these three peaks. The total was about 9 miles, however;
Luna and Rattlesnake Mountain August 2, 2019
What a difference 10° makes on a desert mountain hike.
Ross Mountain via Mount Baden-Powell, August 3, 2019
I wanted to bag Ross Mountain for a while, but dreaded the up and over and back over Mount Baden-Powell. We needed another hike to get into Sierra season shape and were a little tired of our usual local higher elevation hikes. So Ross Mountain via Baden-Powell it was.