Aliner trailer camping along the Oregon coast – part 2

by Scott part 2 of 3 After leaving Jedediah Smith redwoods in northern California, we headed to the Oregon Coast. This was all new area to me, and in hindsight, we didn’t spend nearly enough time here. The Oregon coast is to me, an idealized, romanticized version of the California coast, only without the crowds, …

Aliner trailer camping and photography on the Northern California Coast-part 1

by Scott part 1 of 3 My original plan was to head to Utah and Arizona and hike and photograph the slot canyons, but after finding most of the trails I was interested in limited to less than 15 people (and completely booked up) we decided to head to Olympic National Park in Washington state, …

Sawtooth range High Sierra backpacking cross country routes

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 …