Category Archives: September

Pyramid Peak hike via Rocky Canyon

I first tried to climb Pyramid Peak in October of 2007. My friend Ben and I spent a freezing night camped at Wrights Lake then hiked up the Lyons Creek Trail the following morning. It was a crisp autumn day, … Continue reading

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Rae Lakes Loop hike counterclockwise

Thursday This Labor Day weekend, Elizabeth and I went on our longest backpacking trip yet: the 46-mile Rae Lakes Loop, one of the most famous and most popular backcountry trips in the Sierra Nevada. We left home at seven in … Continue reading

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Vogelsang loop, Yosemite National Park

Elizabeth and I backpack the Vogelsang loop out of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Continue reading

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