Archive for the 'Hiking/Backpacking' Category
Vietnam
Pics and vids from our trip to Vietnam. There’s no separate trip report; rather, I’ve tried incorporating the report into the captions for each pic and vid. It was a fantastic trip (here’s a PDF of our itinerary) and I was able to capture some pretty good pics and vids so take a peruse and [...]
Tuolumne, Cloud’s Rest, Half Dome
I’ve been itching to go backpacking for some time now as it’s been nearly 3 years since my last trip. The last few years have just been really busy. While Judy had gone backpacking twice last year during her short hiatus from work, she nevertheless looked forward to this trip as well.
Brian helped suggest a [...]
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
Our itinerary was to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong, from Hong Kong to Bangkok, and then finally from Bangkok to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Judy was paranoid about the airlines losing our baggage and wanted to bring all our bags onto the plane as carry-ons. This didn’t quite work out because our [...]
Backpacking the High Sierra Route
Brian and I backpacked part of the High Sierra Route on September 27-30, 2005. This was one of the remaining portions that he had not done. We hiked approximately 30-36 miles, which included some cross-country sections. To see pics, click here.
Brian and I met in Mammoth in the evening of September 26, [...]
Backpacking High Sierra Camps
Patty and I went on a backpacking trip in Tuolumne the week prior to Labor Day. We were planning on doing the High Sierra Camp loop (approximately 45 miles) over 3-4 days. This area of Yosemite requires the use of bear canisters. However, if we agreed to stay at the designated campgrounds [...]
Day Hiking in Yosemite
I left for Yosemite at 5 AM and made it there in 3.5 hours! Pretty quick drive as long as you don’t get stuck behind slow cars.
First thing I did upon arriving was check into Camp 4 (walk-in only). All other campgrounds that take reservations were completely full, so I was hoping that [...]
Nepal, Here We Come!
A few weeks ago, Judy finally decided that it was time to quit her job. She gave her company a very generous two months notice to give them ample time to find a replacement and to get that person up to speed. Her last day will be July 15, and she wants to take the [...]
Twin Lakes
Off trail backpacking through Tuolumne. No trip report, but lots of pics with captions.
Moab, Part II ( Moab, Islands in the Sky, Arches)
Day 9 (Sun, Oct 06) Klondike Bluffs, Islands in the Sky
Upon getting up, we got our free continental breakfast, the highlight of which were the Belgian waffles that you make yourself by pouring cups of pre-made batter into a griddle. Although we had a fairly good idea of the rides in the area through our [...]
Moab, Part I ( Zion, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Needles)
Many of you aren’t interested in the trip report and just want to see the pictures so here’s the direct links to the pics.: Moab Pics (Zion, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Needles, Natural Bridges, Moab, Islands in the Sky, Arches)
Day 1 (Sat, Sept. 28) Zion
Our journey began at a little past 8 AM as we departed [...]
Grouse Lake
On July 03, Judy, Aaron, Kate, and myself headed up to King’s Canyon for a four-day backpacking trip. We couldn’t secure permits in advance so the plan was to head up on Wednesday, camp in front of the ranger station and hope that enough permits would still be available on Thursday morning. If we could [...]
Arizona
During Thanksgiving week of 2001, Judy and I went on an outdoor adventure to Arizona. We wanted to backpack the Grand Canyon. In addition, we wanted to do a little mountain biking since we had heard so many great things about the mountain biking there. We were not to be disappointed. The mountain biking was [...]
