Mount Whitney Trail, in the Sequoia National Forest, is one of the most rewarding backpacking trips in California for experienced cold weather backpacking enthusiasts. Backpacking the Mount Whitney [...] Read more »

Backpacking Packing List Backpacking Supplies If you are going to go backpacking it is a good idea to plan your trip by making a list of the things you will be carrying in your backpack. Listed here [...] Read more »

When I was a kid, my uncle Flip would take my cousin and me to Sonora Pass.  We would camp and fish along the stream, shoot BB guns and hike the trails in and around Dead Man's Creek.  My cousin and [...] Read more »

Making the hike on the Mist Trail to Half Dome from the Yosemite Valley floor is a great experience.  I estimate the journey takes between nine and eleven hours round trip.  I had the pleasure of [...] Read more »