The Walk down from Muir pass on the PCT/JMT descends into Le Conte Canyon. The Middle Fork of the Kings River meanders through Little Pete and Big Pete Meadows which contain many lovely campsites where we spent the night. The next day we climbed out of the Canyon over...
As we continued our Trek through the Sierra Nevada, we woke to clear skys that later turned into hail and rain by the time we reached Muir pass. Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named...
I just got back from backpacking in the the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. This years trip was one of visually stunning, physically challenging, and mentally rewarding backpacking trips I have taken. The Trip began with a afternoon steep climb from South Lake...
A Landscape of Symbols Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs and symbols carved onto volcanic rocks by Native Americans and Spanish settlers 400 to 700 years ago. These images are a valuable...
A recent article in the local paper inspired me to visit this location i had not been to in years. It was a beautiful Memorial Day, surprisingly very few people and a fantastic walk in some of the most magnificent mountains in the US. Highlights included Mist Falls...
The Grand Canyon is so immense it is difficult to capture and appreciate. The morning started with the nearly full moon setting between the arms of a cedar tree and finished with golden light illumination the many layers of sandstone carved by the Colorado River....
