John Muir Trail
Although light, the snow had been falling for hours. Janet and I were trudging up the first of two 12,000′ passes in knee deep powder and white-out conditions – no sign of a trail....
Category: Foot Travel
Little Sur River Fastpack Exploration
Just North of Point Sur, underneath a sweeping bend in highway 1, the Little Sur River dumps into the ocean. This river makes it’s beginning on the North flanks of Ventana Double Cone and...
Bikepacking Peru – Huancayo to Cuzco via Choquequirao Ruins
This section does not need as much explanation as the rest of our South America Routes. It is fairly straightforward, and almost entirely paved, and far more services than our previous routes. In spite...
Mineral King Over the Great Western Divide
I’ve been meaning to begin a trip from Mineral King, and we finally had an opportunity to squeeze in a 3 day backpacking trip to this new location. The route we selected could be...
Fastpacking Hell For Sure Pass to Goddard Canyon
This is the map for the entire route discussed in this post. To Export GPX files, click on the three horizontal bars in the upper right hand corner of the map and select Export...
Skurka High Basin Route With Steve
In October of 2017, my late friend
Aborted JMT attempt with Steve
My friend Steve wanted to do a “fastpack” of the John Muir Trail. He aimed to do the trip in about 6 days. He wanted some company, and this sounded exciting to me, so...
The Condor Trail (Leg One)
One day Janet and I were bikepacking some remote trails in the Los Padres National Forest and we met a couple who told us they were hiking the Condor Trail. Once we got home...
