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...
Exploring good routes and bad ones to help you decide where to go
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...
I had been wanting to do a solo fast pack, partly as preparation for the SHR that Leor and I want to do this summer. The initial inspiration for this route came last week...
This 66 mile loop begins at the Lewis Creek Trailhead in Kings Canyon National Park. Last we checked, during the peak season, there are 25 people allowed per day at the Lewis Creek Trailhead. At...
After last weekend at Canogas Falls, Leor carefully studied the satellite imagery and he discovered several previously unreported waterfalls. The official approach to Canogas Falls is only open one day per year, and that...
This winter, I was studying the Big Sur Map ( http://bigsurtrailmap.net ) and I saw a cool looking, isolated waterfall called “Canogas” falls. I contacted Leor, and he said that this area is closed...
Crossing the Grand Canyon on foot would be very difficult at certain times of the year. Fortunately, we visited in April and got the weather just right. Navigation is unbelievably simple, and the trails...
I had wanted to backpack the Lost Coast Trail for a long time. I assumed it would be a very remote wilderness experience. To my surprise, it was largely the opposite! I never went more...
This Route was designed to be a ~22 mile adventure run. The objective was to see as many of the Pinnacles trails as possible, without repeating much. There are a couple errors in our...