Sierra Nevada

Activities Alta Peak and six bears A backpack with my dad over Alta Peak and off-trail to Moose Lake in Sequoia, with a six-bear tally. July 8, 2022 Activities Hamilton Lake, our first solo backpack Our first solo backpack: up to Hamilton Lake on the High Sierra Trail, hot chaparral to cold granite, with a bear for… May 19, 2022 Activities Snow camping near Bishop The WTC snow-camp capstone: snowshoeing into the high Eastern Sierra near Bishop and sleeping on the snowpack. March 25, 2022 National Parks Yosemite girls’ trip Lindsay and the girls took Yosemite for a weekend, right in the late-spring waterfall window. May 29, 2021 MB Activities Tahoe for a bachelor weekend A bachelor-party weekend skiing Heavenly above South Lake Tahoe, casinos at the bottom of the hill. March 15, 2021 Activities Baker Lake above Bishop A snow-dirt road up from Bishop, a night out of the truck, and a cold hike up to the lake. January 16, 2021 National Parks Driving through Sequoia and Kings Canyon A drive-through of Sequoia and Kings Canyon on a knee deadline, and the ranger who set us straight: you don't just drive… August 6, 2019 National Parks Yosemite, empty and under snow A surprise Sierra storm turned a thin snow year into an empty, white Yosemite. A blocked road, a rented Tahoe, a guy… March 3, 2018