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Hiking Mailbox Peak Loop

August 10, 2018 By Jeff Hester 1 Comment

Hiking Mailbox Peak, up the Old Trail, down the New Trail

There are two main routes leading up infamous Mailbox Peak, and this loop takes you up one (the “Old” trail) and down the other (the kinder, gentler “new” trail). This is the summit mountaineers train on when winter weather shuts down access to higher peaks. And for good reason, the old trail climbs over 4,000 […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, dogs, Mailbox Peak, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, peakbagging, PNW, Six-Pack of Peaks, strenuous, Washington

Backpacking the North/South Lake Loop: Goddard Canyon to Sapphire Lake

November 10, 2017 By Greg Glass Leave a Comment

Day 3 - North Lake / South Lake Loop

DAY THREE on the North Lake/South Lake Loop The trail up to Evolution Valley starts off with a 1,000 feet of switchbacks that dig in right away!  The switchbacks follow the waterfall that is Evolution Creek flowing out of the valley – and some of the views are breathtaking.  As you top out, you then […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Backpacking, John Muir Trail, Kings Canyon National Park, Pacific Crest Trail, strenuous, wilderness

Backpacking the North/South Lake Loop: Hutchinson Meadow to Goddard Canyon

November 9, 2017 By Greg Glass 2 Comments

Day 2 on the North Lake/South Lake Loop

DAY TWO on the North Lake/South Lake Loop Our second day on the trail would be relatively short, and connect us with the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail with the Goddard Canyon Junction our destination. We awoke to another beautiful, clear morning and we headed southwest along Piute Creek towards the JMT junction. […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Backpacking, Inyo National Forest, Kings Canyon National Park, Sierra National Forest, Sierra Nevada, strenuous, wilderness

Hiking Grays Peak

August 29, 2017 By Jeff Hester 9 Comments

Hiking Grays Peak in the Colorado Rockies

At 14,270′, Grays Peak is one of only two fourteeners that actually sits on the Continental Divide. The ninth-highest mountain in Colorado has a well-defined trail to the summit and its proximity to the slightly lower Torreys Peak (14,267′) make this a popular mountain destination, especially on summer weekends, so start your hike early. We […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 14er, 8-10 miles, Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, Continental Divide, dog-friendly, out of bounds, peakbagging, Six-Pack of Peaks, strenuous

Hiking Birthday Peak

August 19, 2017 By Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

Hiking Birthday Peak in the Collegiate Wilderness

Birthday Peak is in the 12er family. At 12,730 feet, it sees less foot traffic than its taller cousins, which means you’ll have more solitude but still have epic views of the surrounding mountains in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. This hike requires some additional navigation skills and includes a fun boulder scramble to the summit. If […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Colorado, Continental Divide, dog-friendly, out of bounds, Six-Pack of Peaks, strenuous

Hiking to Bergen Peak

August 14, 2017 By Jeff Hester 2 Comments

Hike to Bergen Peak

Bergen Peak in the Jefferson County Open Space is a short 30 minutes from Denver. At an elevation of 9,708′ it provides a good view of Mount Evans to the west, as well as a good portion of the front range. The trail is well-maintained and well-marked, yet climbs nearly to 10,000′. It’s the perfect […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Colorado, dog-friendly, moderate, out of bounds, peakbagging, Six-Pack of Peaks

Backpacking to the Confluence Overlook in Canyonlands National Park

April 13, 2017 By Jeff Hester 4 Comments

Hiking the Confluence Overlook Trail in Canyonlands NP

The Confluence Overlook Trail in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park takes you away from the crowds and through a maze of slick-rock canyons to the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers. I hadn’t planned to hike this trail. I had just been to Arches National Park to hike the Devil’s Garden Loop. I […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Backpacking, Canyonlands National Park, National Park, out of bounds, Utah

Hiking the High Sierra Trail – Guitar Lake to Mt Whitney and Outpost Camp

September 27, 2016 By Greg Glass 2 Comments

Early start at Guitar Lake

DAY SEVEN on the High Sierra Trail –We decided to get up at 4:30 a.m. and begin hiking between 5:30 and 6 a.m. at sunrise. We had no interest in hiking in the dark and trying for the summit at sunrise – for our first time up, we wanted to see everything. We hit the […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, HST Resources, Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Backpacking, High Sierra Trail, HST, Sequoia National Park, strenuous, Thru-hiking

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