Happiness In The Sierra

This location has become one of my favorite spots to camp with just one trip. It's not so easy to get to (11,000' pass) and requires a permit that has limited availability.

But Kearsarge Lakes i

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Mountain Pride

If you looked at yesterday's panorama of Columbine Lake, it may have looked like a desolate landscape, barren of all life except the backpackers. At nearly 11,000', not

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Columbine Lake and Sawtooth Peak

One of the best four day hikes I've ever done, last summer saw me and two friends hike a 27 mile (or so, we all had different stats) lo

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The Bright Dead Tree In The Forest

Weathering has taken a toll on this tree.

High up the Sierra Nevada mounts, by a hidden lake called Pinto.

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Sawtooth Peak From The Edge Of Columbine Lake

I'll admit that sometimes it's way easier to get the photo you want from a phon

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Evening Cloud Show Timelapse

By the third night of our four day hike through Sequoia National Park we ended up just shy of Columbine Lake. Opting to stay 500' lower and thu

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Morning Glass

After a bit of wind the night before that sent me to bed a little early to escape the cold bite, the next morning at Little Five Lakes in Sequoia National Park's backcountry brought sunshi

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Sawtooth Sunrise

Taken during a glorious 28 mile, four day hike through Sequoia National Park's backcountry this month. Sawtooth juts up 12,343 feet above sea level.

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Dear Friends,
New snow today in the Central #SierraMountains. Overall average Sierra SnowPack is around normal, above normal in the north, below normal in the south, and near normal in the central Sierras. https://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/sweq.action?os=eelt2&ref=app

ESM

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