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Mountain Baker

Wanders and Wonders

Grand Canyon again, this time to a cabin Sawtooth Gap Finally hiking the Narrows Styx Canyon, Death Valley Shaver Lake, before the fire The White Rim Trail in the 4Runner Nights at Old Faithful, Yellowstone Yosemite: Vernal Fall and Glacier Point Devil’s Bridge at sunset Big Bend’s high country SoCal powder before Easter Mammoth at minus eleven Mountain biking in Texas Mountain biking in Southern California

Photography

Photography collections

  • Horsehoe, 2025
  • BigSur, 2024
  • HI North, 2025
  • White Pocket, 2025
  • Salene Valley, 2026
  • Mushroom Hoodoos, 2025
  • Anza B, 2021
  • Water Canyon, 2025
  • AZ Sedona, 2024
  • AZ Grand Canyon, 2024
  • UT Needles, 2020
  • UT Arches, 2020
  • Birth Cave, 2025
  • UT Zion, 2020
  • UT Bryce, 2020
  • Mammy, 2022
  • Idylwild 4x4, 2022
  • Sed Waterhole, 2025
  • Humphreys Basin, 2024
  • JTree, 2020
  • CYN DV Bad Canyon, 2025
  • Sed Chicken, 2025
  • Yosemite Snow, 2018
  • DVNP Styx, 2023
  • Yellowstone NP, 2023
  • Channel Island Santa Cruz, 2026
  • Peekaboo, 2025
  • All photography

Parks and places

Activities

  1. Eocene Canyon Canyon Eocene Canyon Mar 2026
  2. 2025 Uberfest Canyon 2025 Uberfest Dec 2025
  3. Onion Valley, Kearsarge Pass, and Mt. Gould Hike Onion Valley, Kearsarge Pass, and Mt. Gould Aug 2025
  4. Palisades fire views from the bike Bike Palisades fire views from the bike Aug 2025
  5. Lytle Creek: redemption run Canyon Lytle Creek: redemption run Jul 2025
  6. Beech Mountain after the hurricane Hike Beech Mountain after the hurricane Jul 2025
  7. Up Mauna Kea to acclimate Places Up Mauna Kea to acclimate Feb 2025
  8. A week on the Big Island Places A week on the Big Island Feb 2025
  9. Big Sur from both sides of a closure Places Big Sur from both sides of a closure Jul 2024
  10. Red moon over the Santa Monica Pier Places Red moon over the Santa Monica Pier Jun 2024
  11. Ice in the Lava River Cave Places Ice in the Lava River Cave May 2024
  12. Grand Canyon again, this time to a cabin Hike Grand Canyon again, this time to a cabin May 2024
  13. Devil’s Bridge at sunset Hike Devil’s Bridge at sunset May 2024
  14. The eclipse the 9-to-5 wouldn’t allow Places The eclipse the 9-to-5 wouldn’t allow Apr 2024
  15. SoCal powder before Easter Ski SoCal powder before Easter Mar 2024
  16. Cabo for a wedding Places Cabo for a wedding Mar 2024
  17. London on a fallen-through work shoot Places London on a fallen-through work shoot Feb 2024
  18. Jackson Hole is fast Ski Jackson Hole is fast Feb 2024

The build log — rig, shop, gear, reviews

Projects

Conditions

Beta

Conditions from the places I’ve just been — snow, water, what the trail is actually doing.

  1. 338 days ago

    Sierra Nevada MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN – THANKSGIVING 2025 (11/27)

    Low-tide but perfectly skiable if you pick lines (12" base, 14/24 lifts open) Rocks random –…

    Map
  2. pending

    Next conditions report

    Snow, water and what the trail is doing, posted after the next ride.

  3. pending

    Next conditions report

    Snow, water and what the trail is doing, posted after the next ride.

In progress

Tools

Things being built for the site. Tell me which one to finish first — one vote per tool, per person.

  • Being built

    Storm tracker

    Storms tracked over the places on the map, so you see the weather coming before you go.

  • Being built

    Garmin canyon app

    Canyon beta on a Garmin watch, for when the phone is packed away.

  • Being built

    Canyon comparison

    Canyons side by side, to pick the one that fits the day.

Carter Baker walking across a ski slope with his skis over his shoulder

About

Not an expert. Just another Joe trying to figure things out.

I try to bridge the gap between creative and logistics.