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Backpacking the Grand Canyon of Tuolumne Loop in Yosemite National Park

March 24, 2023 By Greg Glass Leave a Comment

Yosemite National P ark, and in particular Yosemite Valley, is home to some of the most famous wilderness landmarks in America. But north of the Valley, and north of Highway 120 and Tuolumne Meadows, resides an area of the park known as the Yosemite Wilderness. And in the same way that the mighty Merced River […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, Trail Guides Tagged With: Backpacking, moderate, Sierra Nevada, strenuous, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park

Backpacking the Wonderland Trail

April 8, 2020 By Jeff H 6 Comments

Backpack the Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park

Backpacking the Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park is a great way to test the thru-hiking waters to see if it’s for you. Joan and I visited Mount Rainier National Park for the first time in 2018, as we were scouting trails for the Pacific Northwest Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. We were awestruck by this […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides, Wonderland Trail Tagged With: Backpacking, Mount Rainier National Park, strenuous, Thru-hiking, Washington, Wonderland Trail

Essential Wonderland Trail Resources

April 8, 2020 By Jeff H 1 Comment

Mount Rainier from Berkeley Park on the Wonderland Trail

If you want to hike the Wonderland Trail, it pays to do your homework. There were a number of resources we used help us plan, prepare, and successfully hike the Wonderland Trail. First up is the wonderful book Hiking the Wonderland Trail by Tami Asars. I used the paperback version as I was researching the […]

Filed Under: Gear & Tips, Wonderland Trail Tagged With: Backpacking, Mount Rainier National Park, Thru-hiking, Wonderland Trail

Mushrooms of the Wonderland Trail

April 7, 2020 By Jeff H Leave a Comment

Mushrooms on the Wonderland Trail

I was amazed by the variety of mushrooms I saw on the Wonderland Trail. I know some of them are edible, but I’ve no idea which ones. Click on the gallery to view larger, and leave a comment on a photo if you can help me identify them.

Filed Under: Photos, Wonderland Trail Tagged With: Backpacking, hiking, Mount Rainier National Park, mushrooms, Washington, Wonderland Trail

Planning an Ascent of Mount Rainier

March 14, 2020 By Jeff H 3 Comments

A Glimpse at Mount Rainier

Each year at our Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Finishers Party, we do an exercise we call Your Next Adventure. We ask everyone to take an index card and a permanent marker and write down their big adventure goals for the year ahead. The simple act of committing it to paper, and sharing it with others is […]

Filed Under: Mount Rainier Resources Tagged With: Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, peakbagging, PNW, strenuous, Washington

Backpacking the Red Peak Pass Loop in Yosemite National Park

October 20, 2019 By Greg Glass 2 Comments

Backpacking the Red Peak Pass Loop in Yosemite

Yosemite National Park features some of the most beautiful backcountry in all of the Sierra Nevada.  Surprisingly, however, most people stick to a few main trails – namely the John Muir Trail between Yosemite Valley – Tuolumne Meadows – Donahue Pass and the High Sierra Camp trails leading to Merced Lake – Vogelsang – Sunrise.  […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, Trail Guides Tagged With: Backpacking, Red Peak Pass, strenuous, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park

Wonderland Trail Day 13: Maple Creek to Longmire

August 17, 2019 By Jeff H 1 Comment

Foggy Morning at Reflection Lake on the Wonderland Trail

Our final day required a four-mile climb out of Stevens Canyon, a stop at Reflection Lakes, the descending almost exactly the elevation we climbed to the Nisqually River and the Cougar Rock Picnic Area to complete our loop on the Wonderland Trail. This final section of our Wonderland Trail trek began foggy and damp. It […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides, Wonderland Trail Tagged With: Backpacking, Mount Rainier National Park, strenuous, thru-hike, Washington, Wonderland Trail

Wonderland Trail Day 12: Indian Bar to Maple Creek

August 16, 2019 By Jeff H Leave a Comment

Headed up Cowlitz Divide

Day 12 would start with a foggy climb with no views, then take us plummeting downward 3,805 feet to camp at Maple Creek, our final campsite for the trip. Before we headed out, we took one more look at the ravine at Indian Bar, then started the climb up to Cowlitz Divide. The divide begins […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides, Wonderland Trail Tagged With: Backpacking, Mount Rainier National Park, strenuous, Thru-hiking, Washington, Wonderland Trail

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