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Douglas Springs to Tanque Verde Ridge Backcountry Loop
TL;DR Hike through various ecosystems as you go from the desert floor to 8000ft up in this knee busting 28 mile backcountry loop through...
Apr 15, 20185 min read


Planning for the JMT
There is no time like the present. This year, a small group of us to decided to enter the permit lottery for the John Muir Trail. The JMT...
Mar 27, 20183 min read


Prairie Creek to Fern Canyon Loop
TL;DR Enjoy a lovely long day hike through old growth redwood forests from the Prairie Creek Visitor’s Center to Fern Canyon and back....
Jan 2, 20183 min read


Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Backpacking
TL;DR If you’re interest in a 30 mile thru-hike that is just as beautiful as it is exhausting then you should check out Yosemite’s Grand...
Sep 2, 20175 min read


France Part II: Qui vivra verra
This trip was a bit different from my others. We weren’t setting out to accomplish a certain hike, summit a peak, or even grind through a...
Aug 23, 20174 min read


France Part I: Escalader
This year, we had the opportunity to go to France to attend my friends’ wedding. Since we were making the trip over there, we decided to...
Aug 22, 20175 min read


Lake Aloha Out and Back
TL;DR This late spring trip took us 6.5mi into Desolation Wilderness to Lake Aloha (which wasn’t quite a lake yet). Lake Aloha is a...
Jun 2, 20173 min read


Stinson Beach to Mt Tamalpais Loop
TL;DR See every ecosystem Mt Tam has to offer in this 17mi loop from the beach to the top of East Peak and back. The mileage might seem...
May 9, 20173 min read


Cathedral Lakes Backpacking
TL:DR You don’t have to go very far to see some pristine high sierra lakes and epic sunsets. We did this 12.6 mile thru hike over 3 days/...
Apr 2, 20174 min read


Sliding Sands Loop
TL;DR Haleakalā National Park resides on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Haleakalā NP is split into two parts, the summit and Kipahulu...
Mar 19, 20177 min read


Mountain Collective 2017
Apologies, this might sound a little promote-y: First off, what is the Mountain Collective? Its an annual ski pass that allows the holder...
Mar 13, 20174 min read


Mt Whitney Trail
TL;DR Play permit roulette in order to score the chance to backpack to the top of California or if you’re feeling bold, Whitney-In-a-Day....
Dec 5, 20167 min read


Peru Part II: The Inca Trail
TL;DR The Inca Trail is amazing, go do it. Thoughts Everything is awesome. Everything is stairs. Well, not everything. Probably 75% is...
Oct 26, 20163 min read


Peru Part I
A Tale of Two Cities This year’s international adventure took us to South America. It was my first time there so I wasn’t entirely sure...
Oct 4, 20164 min read


4 Summits Mt Diablo
TL;DR A real leg burning loop full of 360 views of the East Bay and 4060ft of elevation gain across 13.8 miles. The 4 summits are Mt...
Aug 24, 20162 min read


Precipice Lake Backpacking
TL;DR Explore a bit of the High Sierra trail on the way to one of the most stunning alpine lakes I have ever laid eyes on, Precipice...
Jul 20, 20165 min read
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