Backpacking in the Ansel Adams wilderness covers a phenomenal amount of terrain. This year, one of our regular group only had 4 days and 3 nights free, so we decided to repeat one of our favorite areas that we hadn’t been in nearly a decade. We arrived at the ranger station in Mammoth Lakes early …
by Scott It’s that time again, time for our annual 4th of July backpacking trip report (but we know you all mostly just check in for the pictures,) so here it goes…. This year’s trip was up Pine Creek Pass just north of Bishop, California, in the High Sierra. Pine Creek Pass trailhead is at …
by Scott, A group of us have been backpacking together for the last 5 years or so. We always go someplace in the High Sierra range, but this year decided to hit the Trinity Alps for a change of pace. Not knowing what to expect, I did some research online and found very few details, …
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We didn’t get out into the backcountry last year because we had such a busy summer and I vowed that will never happen again. Here is the first of several trip reports of photography expeditions from this year’s adventures and I’m sure there are more to come. I’ll break this down into two sections, a …
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by Scott Sady Day 1: Green Lakes trail head over Virginia Pass. Our first day started easily enough at Green lakes trail-head. Starting elevation was 7800 feet. We followed the trail to Green Lakes, then cross country to Virginia pass at 10550 ft. There was a decent use trail up to the pass and down …
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