Chicken Spring Lake via Cottonwood Pass
Overnight backpacking trip to Chicken Spring Lake via Cottonwood Pass.
Hiking Mt. Baden Powell via Vincent Gap
Mt. Baden Powell Via Vincent Gap
Section Hiking The John Muir Trail
This guide will detail how we planned and executed section hiking the John Muir Trail over the course of three Summers
Icehouse Canyon to Chapman Trail Loop
Trail Summary Icehouse Canyon trail is a VERY popular and moderately challenging trail located above Mt. Baldy Village. Combining the trip up Icehouse Canyon trail and a return down Chapman trail entails about 8.5 miles of trail with around 2,600′ of elevation gain (and then loss). It tops out at 7,600′ of elevation. It can…
CalTopo.com – A Beginners Guide
What is it? CalTopo.com is an incredibly useful tool for not only planning your next adventure but also aids in figuring out where and what the heck you saw after your trip is done. Despite its name, it offers much more than just topographical maps. There are layers for historical fire activity, buildings, cell coverage,…
Cajon Pass – John Brown Toll Road – National Old Trails Road/ Pacific Crest Trail
Exploring Cajon Pass – John Brown Toll Road – National Old Trails Road/ Pacific Crest Trail Long before the creation of Interstate 15, and even well before the establishment of Route 66 there were a few different routes over the route of what is now known as Cajon Pass. Millions of people each year (ourselves…
North Fork Big Pine Creek (Big Pine Lakes)
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…
Overnight Backpack to Little Jimmy Trail Camp via Windy Gap Trail
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…
Perfect First Kids Backpacking Trip (Little Lakes Valley)
With minimal elevation gain and beautiful scenery, Little Lakes Valley is the perfect first kids backpacking trip.
Rae Lakes via Kearsarge Pass Trail
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…