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 […]
Two weeks ago [8.25.15] at 9 am, I summited Mt Whitney… and it was amazing!! How many people can say that? Well I’ve been told only 30% of hikers who attempt it will succeed in summiting. I’ve never even thought about doing this until early this year. I knew someone that went last year, and someone else […]
The world is your playground. The trails are just maps holding potential adventures. Enjoy it. [7.27.15] My friend and I planned a hike to Malibu to cliff jump, but since the weather was gloomy and humid, we opt to stay away from the bugs and went about hiking Temescal Canyon. I’ve never been hiking without […]
Since I’ve been slow at updating my hikes, I just wanted to first share that I backpacked Mt San Gorgonio via the Vivian Creek Trail and finally completed the Socal Six Pack of Peaks last weekend! 😀 😀 😀 Check back for my full blog post later. 😉
If I haven’t said it already, I think this is one of my favorite spots to catch the sunset. On Wednesday [6.13.15] after work, I came here to catch the days end as the moon rises. It took us maybe 25 minutes to get to the tree from the wonder view trail head, and another […]