If you’re looking for relatively easy access to glacially fed lakes in the Eastern Sierra look no further than the North fork of Big Pine Creek Trail that Leads to Big Pine Lakes. Or as we like to call it the numbered lakes trail. Permits and other relevant information can be found here. Vital Information…
We visited Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands national parks all within 11 days in a somewhat relaxing(?) manner. Continue on below to find out how we did it, and how we maximized our time there.
Important information: This hike and photos were in 2012, the Little Jimmy Trail Camp area has since been impacted by a large wildfire in 2020 (Bobcat Fire) Link to affected area Little Jimmy Trail Camp (click link for current status) is a developed campground situated just off the Pacific Crest Trail. At 2.8 miles the…
With minimal elevation gain and beautiful scenery, Little Lakes Valley is the perfect first kids backpacking trip.
Vital Information for Kearsarge Pass Trail To Rae Lakes On this trip we used the the Kearsarge Pass trail to access the John Muir Trail to head north over Glen pass to access the Rae Lakes basin. We did this trip very early in the season (end of May) on what was a low snow…
We did this hike as a continuation of our overnight at Little Jimmy Trail Camp. Description This route to Mt. Islip will take you on a lollypop style route starting and ending at the Windy Gap Trailhead while also utilizing the Mt. Islip Ridge and Big Cienega trails. The route showcases panoramic views of the…
We did this as a 7 day backpack trip in 2012. The High Sierra trail begins at the Crescent meadow and goes over the Sierra crest to Whitney Portal. There are many ways to accomplish this trail. This was our first long distance backpacking trip and although we trained quite hard for it we aimed…
This is going to be a long term project that will be constantly evolving. The goal is to join the other hyper local sites that provide good information for the Los Angeles area as well as some of our favorite spots. We’re hoping to add some of the relevant information that might be missing on…