If you’ve been following my journey, then you would know I go to the Southwest a lot and always pass through St. George, Utah, but this year was the first time I’ve spent some time in the city and discovered so much more the surrounding area has to offer besides Zion National Park! Did you […]
HIKE TO: THOUSAND ISLAND LAKE, GARNET LAKE, EDIZA LAKE, SHADOW LAKE TRAIL: AGNEW MEADOWS > RIVER TRAIL/ SHADOW CREEK > JMT > HIGH TRAIL/PCT MILES: 23.73 MILES TIME: 3 DAYS/ 2 NIGHTS DATE I WENT: 7/21 – 7/23, 2018 DIFFICULTY: MODERATE BACKPACKING TRIP HIKE PERMIT: YES LOCATION: ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS, MAMMOTH/ EASTERN SIERRA DAY 1: 7.35 […]
HIKE TO: HENNINGER FLATS, UPPER CAMPGROUND TRAIL: MT WILSON TOLL RD MILES: 6 MILES OUT AND BACK ELEVATION: 2600 FT ELEVATION GAIN: 1300 -1500 FT ish TIME: 1 NIGHT (2 HR TOTAL HIKE TIME) DATE I WENT: 6/29 – 6/30, 2018 DIFFICULTY: MODERATE BACKPACKING TRIP HIKE PERMIT: NO, BUT YOU NEED TO SIGN IN AT […]
“Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show” -unknown A lot of people have asked me how I am able to travel as much as I do and make a living off of it, so I want to share my secret with everyone. The secret is, there is […]
Last Thanksgiving, I took a week-long road trip to explore Arizona and discovered there’s much more variety than just the desert. They have canyons, red rocks, mountains, turquoise blue-green colored streams, milky blue colored rivers, arches, waterfalls, and so much more! Some days, we drove a lot and saw very little, but every day was […]
[October 27 -30, 2017] HIKE TO: RAE LAKESTRAIL: RAE LAKES LOOPMILES: 41.4 MILESTIME: 3.5 DAYSDATE I WENT: 10/27 – 10/30, 2017DIFFICULTY: MODERATE BACKPACKING TRIPHIKE PERMIT: YESLOCATION: KINGS CANYON & SEQUOIA NATIONAL FORESTRae Lakes Loops is one of those multi-day trails you dream to hike, but never really do. Last Fall, I got the chance to […]
Hike to: Mooney Falls / HavasupaiTrail: Havasu Falls TrailMiles: 20 miles out & back (parking lot to Supai: 8 mi | Supai to Mooney Falls: 2mi)Time: 1 overnighter (started 7 am first day, finished 2:30 pm second day)Date I went: 11/19 – 11/20 2016Difficulty: easy beginners backpacking trip (except the last mile kind of kicks your […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve been backpacking and I must admit – I missed my big Osprey backpacking pack. I haven’t been since I summit Mt Whitney last August, so last week, I decided I was going back to the Eastern Sierras to backpack just for one night [6.7.16 – 6.8.16]… and talked my adventure […]
Hike summary: ♦ Trail: Upper Yosemite Falls Trail ♦ Distance: 7.4 miles ♦ Time: 6 hrs 15 mins (including breaks) ♦ Elevation Gain: 2,926 ft (max: 6,961 ft) ♦ Difficulty Level: strenuous (tallest waterfall in Yosemite National Park) Winter hikes are really a wondrous things… trails are less busy, everything is white, and the experience is completely different than a summer/spring hike. […]
Video of our backpacking trip to Mount Whitney in August 2015! It’s a little rocky because it was our first time shooting with the GoPro, but thanks Duy! It includes footage from the Mobius Arch in Alabama Hills, as well as our journey on the Mount Whitney Trail, Lone Pine Lake, Trail Crest, Pinnacles, and of course […]
