Yosemite National Park. The land of awe-inspiring, towering cliffs, roaring waterfalls, peaceful meadows, and more. It’s pretty hard to find a bad view in the park, to be honest! Yosemite has over 750 miles of maintained trail, with most of those deep in the wilderness….
Are you looking for a short, low-effort escape from the hustle and bustle of San Francisco and Silicon Valley? Want to start backpacking, but still a little nervous to go out to the wilderness? Looking for a family-friendly glamping trip for all ages? Look no…
Desolation Wilderness is one of the most sought after places to backpack in the northern Sierra Nevada. Getting to backpack to Island Lake in the region is a very special trip that will leave you wanting more granite, more alpine lakes, and more gorgeous sunrises…
Everyone has heard of Half Dome in Yosemite. It’s amazing and beautiful and the star of the show in Yosemite Valley. But there’s another dome, one that is a full dome, hanging out adjacent to Half Dome: North Dome. This rock feature looks unreachable from…
Yosemite’s high country is a backpacker’s dream—alpine meadows bursting with wildflowers, glassy mountain lakes reflecting the sky, and rugged granite ridgelines that stretch for miles. With so many backcountry lakes to explore, we had no idea where we’d end up when we first set foot on the trail….
The John Muir Trail is every backpacker’s fantasy trip. High alpine lakes, lush meadows, cascading creeks, and big, bold mountains. Nearly every sight on the trail is photo-worthy. I thru-hiked the JMT in 2020 and the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) in 2018 and walked past…
