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Hiking the High Sierra Trail – Junction Meadow to Crabtree Meadow

September 22, 2016 By Greg Glass Leave a Comment

DAY FIVE on the High Sierra Trail The 9+ mile climb from Junction Meadow to Crabtree is really gorgeous! All five of us hiked together, which was the first day my wife and I had company on our hiking day. It was fun to have one day to hike as a group. First, you climb out […]

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

Hiking the High Sierra Trail – Upper Funston Meadow to Junction Meadow

September 21, 2016 By Greg Glass 1 Comment

HST Day 4 - Up Kern Canyon

DAY FOUR on the High Sierra Trail we hiked straight north up the Kern River – a gorgeous 10 mile, 2,000 vertical foot,  gentle-but-steady ascent from 6,000 feet to 8,000 feet. We got an early start so that we could hike in the shade of the canyon all morning, as it can get hot in the Kern River valley. […]

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

Chantry Flats to Sturtevant Camp and Mt Zion

January 23, 2015 By Jeff H 13 Comments

The beautiful Santa Anita Loop takes you on a 10-mile hike from Chantry Flats to Sturtevant Camp, then on to Mt Zion and back past Hoegee’s Trail Camp and along the Lower Winter Creek Trail. It’s got a 50 foot waterfall, babbling creeks, historical wilderness cabins, deep granite canyons and towering Alder and pine trees. It feels like […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, dog-friendly, LA County, moderate, peak, peakbagging, scenic, waterfall

Hiking Mt Baden-Powell

September 15, 2014 By Jeff H 19 Comments

The sky was a deep, cloudless blue. The only sounds came from the occasional wind through the sparse trees and the crunching of my boots on the trail. I had just climbed nearly 3,000 vertical feet to the summit of Mt. Baden-Powell (9,406′) — one of the highest mountains in the San Gabriel mountains. The […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, dog-friendly, Mount Baden-Powell, Mt Baden-Powell, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, peakbagging, San Gabriel Mountains, strenuous, Vincent Gap, vista, wilderness, Wrightwood

Lost Coast Trail: Miller Flat to Black Sands Beach

August 23, 2014 By Jeff H 13 Comments

Today was our fourth and final day on the Lost Coast Trail. The last day of any backpacking trip is always bittersweet. We looked forward to sleeping in a bed and eating a meal that wasn’t rehydrated. Yet we want to linger and savor the sense of peace and connectedness we’ve enjoyed on the trail. […]

Filed Under: Backpacking, Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Backpacking, coastal, dog-friendly, LCT, Lost Coast Trail, out of bounds, strenuous, wilderness

Mt Wilson Trail to Manzanita Ridge

January 10, 2014 By Jeff H 12 Comments

On a clear day, you might see the Pacific Ocean as you look back down the mountain

The Mount Wilson Trail was built in 1864 by Benjamin “Don Benito” Wilson. He had planned to use it to bring down timber for his ranch. Not much timber was cut, and the trail was repurposed to construct the first Mt. Wilson Observatory, established by Harvard College in 1889. Hiking up this trail you can feel […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, dog-friendly, LA County, Mt Wilson, Sierra Madre, strenuous, wilderness

Christianitos to Prima Deshecha Loop

January 9, 2014 By Jeff H 3 Comments

Suburban trails often make great mid-week hikes. They are usually local and fairly short, making them well-suited for a quick after-work hike. A longer loop hike in-town is almost unheard of. Until now.  I was examining the trail system in San Clemente and pieced together this 10+ mile loop that runs completely around the sleepy […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Orange County, San Clemente, strenuous

Thru-Hiking the JMT: Upper Rae Lake, Glen Pass to Vidette Meadow

August 14, 2013 By Jeff H

Day 19 on the John Muir Trail… We awoke early, determined to get a jump on Glen Pass (11, 970ft.). Last night we camped at 10,600ft. just above Upper Rae Lake and were looking forward to reaching the pass early before it got too warm. I need to qualify what I mean by an “early start.” […]

Filed Under: JMT Resources, Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, Backpacking, Day 19, Glen Pass, Hiking The John Muir Trail, JMT, John Muir Trail, Kings Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park, Muir Trail, National Park, Rae Lake, Sierra Nevada, The John Muir Trail, trail, wilderness

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