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Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo NF 08/28/09 Late summer dayhike of White Mountain from the Barcroft Gate 10/30/05 Failed summit of White Mountain Peak, plus a visit to Bald Mountain Lookout and Hot Creek

Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve 04/25/09 Windy loop hike around the perimeter of the Poppy Reserve

Big Basin State Park 12/08/10 Long loop around the Big Basin/Butano fire roads (Out Middle Ridge/Butano, Back Gazos Creek Road) 01/25/09 A slightly longer version of the Berry Creek Falls loop from park HQ. Howard King trail to the waterfalls and a return via the Sunset Trail 09/04/08 Reverse of my prior Mcbee Overlook hike.  Loop around the Sunset/Skyline/HowardKing trails w/ stop at Berry Creek Falls  01/12/08 Fire/Forest Road loop from Big Basin HQ to Butano SP HQ via the Gazos Creek, Olmo,Butano and Middle Ridge roads 01/03/08 Loop dayhike to McAbee Overlook and Berry Creek Falls via the Howard King, Skylineand Sunset trails 10/13/07 Dayhike from Park HQ along the eastern park boundary to Chalk Mountain and Waddel Beach 02/14/04 Afternoon trip from park HQ to the waterfalls with my brother. 11/24/04 Followup to my prior rainy outing. Waddel Beach to Chalk Mountain to Berry Creek Falls 10/24/04 Rainy day hike from Waddell Beach to Chalk Mountain 03/23/03 Day hike from park HQ to Berry Creek Falls

Butano State Park 01/01/09 Counter clockwise loop hike around Butano SP from Park HQ up the Año Nuevo, Olmo,Jackson Canyon, and Jackson Flat trails.  08/06/06 10 mile loop day hike from the Butano State Park Entrance around the Jackson Flat,Canyon, Olmo, Doe Ridge, and Six Bridge Trails.

Calaveras Big Trees State Park 07/09/04 Day hike around the north and south redwood groves

Carrizo Plain National Monument 01/05/06 Caliente ridge dayhike to the highpoint of San Luis Obispo County

Castle Rock State Park 08/12/06 Loop dayhike from the Sempervirens Point overlook on the Skyline-to-Sea, Toll Road,and Saratoga Gap trails. 08/02/06 Morning loop hike around the Saratoga Gap and Ridge trails

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness 09/24/11 Summit of Highland Peak via Noble Lake and the Ebbetts Pass PCT trailhead 10/29/10 Late season scramble to Disaster Peak via the Disaster Creek trailhead  09/18/10 Summit of Lookout Peak out of the Pacific Valley trailhead near the Pacific Grade Pass  07/14/08 Late afternoon summit of Sonora Peak (3x) from St Mary's Pass 06/14/08 Early season hike south on the PCT from Ebbetts Pass to Noble Lake followed by an ascent of Tryon Peak.   05/26/07 Quick early season trip to Sonora Peak via St Marys Pass 09/20/03 Scramble to the top of Sonora and Stanislaus Peaks via St. Marys Pass

Channel Islands National Park 11/08/06 Kayak trip 1 mile n/s from Scorpion Harbor and an afternoon hike to the Potato HarborOverlook 11/07/06 Kayak trip to Potato Harbor and an afternoon hike to Smugglers Cove 11/06/06 Kayaking to Cavern Point and a hike to the Campo Grande Pasture

Death Valley National Park 10/02/10 Cloudy ascent of Telescope, Rogers, and Bennet Peaks from Mahogany Flat 10/01/10 Sunset summit of Wildrose Peak from the Charcoal Kilns 04/02/09 Morning visit to Badwater Basin and then a short hike up Titus Canyon Road 11/09/03 Failed summit of Telescope Peak

Devils Postpile National Monument 07/10/04 Day hike from Devils Postpile to Rainbow Falls

Desolation Wilderness 09/16/11 2 day PCT/TRT hike of the Barker Pass to Echo Summit Segment 09/16/11 Afternoon summit of Rubicon Peak (3x) and a partial traverse of the Rubicon Ridge 07/08/11 Desolation Wilderness ridge scramble from Echo Peak to Flagpole Peak above Echo Lake. 08/26/10 Ridge traverse from the Echo Lake PCT trailhead to Becker Peak, Talking Mountain, and Ralston Peak (2x). Return via the PCT 08/12/11 Summer afternoon summit of Rubicon Peak from Highview Drive 09/27/09 Summit of Mt Agassiz and Mt Price via Lyons Lake and the Lyons Creek trailhead 09/24/09 Traverse from Heather Lake to Dicks Pass over Jacks and Dicks peaks from the Glen Alpine trailhead  08/11/09 Summit of Phipps Peak from the Eagle Falls/Emerald Bay trailhead via the Velma Lakes basin  08/08/09 Dayhike to Pyramid Peak via Slyvia Lake and the Lyons Creek trailhead  07/11/09 Summit of Dicks Peak via Dicks Pass and the Bayview trail, with a side trip up both of Maggies Peaks 06/26/09 Afternoon hike from the Echo Lake trailhead to the summit of Echo Peak  06/24/09 Successful followup to last week's failed Rubicon summit bid.  06/20/09 Summit of Ralston Peak via the Ralston Peak Trail from Highway 50  06/15/09 Failed summit of Rubicon Peak (aborted .2 mi from summit due to snow)  06/08/09 Early season dayhike of Tallac via the main trail that devolved into a talus scramle due to lingering snow  07/06/08 Overnight Desolation Wilderness backpack along the TRT from Echo Lakes to AlohaLake, Dicks Pass, Velma Lake, and out via the Meeks Bay trailhead 09/09/06 Morning dayhike to Mt Tallac via the Glen Alpine trail 10/05/03 Day hike to the top of Mt. Tallac overlooking South Lake Tahoe via the Cathedral Lake Trail

Dick Smith Wilderness Items below here are from before the Zaca Fire. Conditions have changed substantially since thesereports 10/04/04 Long day hike to Big Pine Mountain, the high point of Santa Barbara County.

Dinkey Lakes Wilderness 07/17/08 Dayhike from the Cliff Lake trailhead at the Courtright Reservoir to Cliff Lake, RockLake, and Bullfrog Lake

Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest 10/09/10 Fall outing to Lunch Meadow from Kennedy Meadows  08/21/10 Ascent of Leavitt Peak via the PCT south of Sonora Pass 07/21/08 Summit attempt of Leavitt Peak from Sonora Pass aborted due to a summer thunderstorm 05/26/07 Quick early season trip up to Sonora Peak from Sonora Pass. 09/23/06 Huckleberry Trail dayhike from Kennedy Meadows past the Relief Reservior to Sheep Camp and Lunch Meadow 05/28/05 Early season snowhike from Kennedy Meadows to the Relief Reservoir and SaucerMeadow 07/02/04 2 night loop backpack from Kennedy Meadows to Kennedy Canyon, Big Sam, Emigrant Pass, and Grizzly Peak 05/19/04 Ascent of the Night Cap Ridge from the Kennedy Meadows trailhead 11/01/03 Second trip to Kennedy Lake after the first snow of the season 09/27/03 Day hike to Kennedy Lake from Kennedy Meadows Trailhead 09/13/03 Leavitt Peak scramble from Deadman Creek via the Blue Canyon route, back via the PCT to Sonora Pass

Granite Chief Wilderness 09/22/11 Hike of the Ward Creek to Barker Pass TRT segment with side trips to Twin Peak and Stanford Rock 09/05/09 Dayhike (and ridgeline bushwack) to Mt. Mildred from the Five Lakes Trailhead  07/20/09 Summit of Granite Chief from the Squaw Valley Fire Station followed by a ridge traverse over to Needle and Lyon Peaks  06/22/09 Early Season dayhike of Twin Peaks from the Ward Creek TRT trailhead  06/18/09 Snowbound Ellis Peak trail from Barker Pass to Ellis Peak, followed by a quick summit of Barker Peak

Henry W. Coe State Park 03/12/11 Meandering loop dayhike out of Coyote Creek to Coit Lake, Kelly Lake, and Pachecho Falls 11/29/08 Loop dayhike from Park HQ past Frog Lake to Mt Sizer with a return through the Lick Fire burn and Poverty Flat  03/24/08 Short morning loop hike from the Henry Coe Hunting Hollow trailhead passing WilsonPeak, Wilson Camp and Redfern Pond. 02/18/08 Overnight backpack trip from Henry Coe Park HQ to Mississippi Lake after the Lick Fire reopening 02/18/07 Henry W Coe Loop hike from the Coyote Creek entrance to Pacheco Falls, Coit Lake,and Kelly Lake via the Cross Canyon, Grizzly Gulch trails and Coit Road. 04/08/06 Long loop hike to Manzanita Point, China Hole, Willow Ridge, Mississippi Lake, and Bear Mountain 02/26/05 Day hike from the Henry W. Coe Coyote Creek entrance to Kelly Lake, Coit Lake, and Pacheco Falls 04/17/04 Loop dayhike in northern Henry Coe to Manzanita Point, Poverty Flat, Mount Sizer, andthe Blue Ridge 05/04/03 Long day hike from Hunting Hollow trailhead to Burra Burra peak

Hoover Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 06/22/09 Early season dayhike from the Green Creek trailhead to Virginia Pass 06/12/04 Overnight stop at Green Lake, then a trip up past East/Gilman lakes to climb the westslope of Dunderberg Peak 08/10/03 Day hike from the Green Creek Trailhead to Green Lake, West Lake, the Par ValueLakes, Virginia Pass, Return Lake, and the slopes of Virginia Peak

John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest 08/29/09 Late summer summit of Mt. Whitney via the main trail (with a side trip to Crooks Peak) 09/18/05 Aborted thru hike of the JMT after a snowstorm hits the Whitney Portal area

Joshua Tree National Park 04/27/09 Quick morning sunrise summit of Ryan Mountain 04/26/09 2nd summit of Mt Quail from Keys View, using the same route in my '01 outing below 11/11/06 Morning trip to Willow Hole, afternoon outing to Barker Dam 11/10/06 Quail Springs trailhead to Quail Springs & Samuelson's Rock, Arch Rock Nature Trail,Silver Bell Mine 11/09/06 Loop trip around the Upper and Lower Covington Flat trails 03/24/01 Backpacking trip from Indian Cove to Mt. Quail in Joshua Tree NP

Kaiser Wilderness, Sierra National Forest 06/09/08 Early season dayhike of Kaiser Peak from the Deer Creek (D&F Pack Station) Trailhead 07/13/03 Day hike to Kaiser Peak, George Lake, Twin Lakes, and Potter Pass

Lassen National Park 10/16/05 Day hike to the Bumpass Hell geothermal area

Machesna Mountain Wilderness 01/22/05 Day hike from Pozo Summit to Machesna Mountain

Mokelumne Wilderness, Stanislaus/Eldorado National Forest 06/25/11 Early season summit of Markleeville Peak from the 7mi road closure of Blue Lake Road. 09/07/10 Ascent of Elephants Back from Carson Pass and an aborted traverse to Round Top 07/17/09 Afternoon summit of Round Top and the eastern Sister from Carson Pass and Winnemucca Lake 07/15/09 Summit of Raymond Peak via Raymond Lake from the southbound PCT out of Sunset Lakes 07/14/09 Quick afternoon outing to Markleeville Peak from Blue Lake road. 07/18/04 Day Hike along the PCT from Ebbetts Pass to the top of Reynolds Peak

Mono Lake 07/11/04 Visit to the south Tufa area

Mount Diablo SP 12/03/10 Couterclockwise 4 peak hike (Eagle, Diablo, North, Olympia) from Mitchell Canyon 02/12/08 Clockwise loop from Mitchell Canyon to Mt Olympia, North Peak, Mt Diablo, Eagle Peak,Twin Peaks and Mitchell Rock 04/22/07 Spring dayhike of Mt Diablo, Eagle Peak, North Peak, and Mt Olympia

Mount San Jacinto SP 11/11/06 Short afternoon hike from the top of the tram to Wellmans Divide

Pinnacles National Monument 12/31/08 Out and back from Bear Gulch to North and South Chalone Peak 01/01/08 New Years Day loop hike around the Condor Gulch, Northern Wilderness, and Juniper Canyon trails 12/29/05 Long loop hike from Bear Gulch to Condor Gulch, High Peaks, and Northern Wilderness 01/09/05 Rainy loop hike to the Bear Gulch Caves, North Chalone Peak, and Chalone Creek 01/03/04 Frosty morning hike from the Bear Gulch visitor center to North and South Chalone Peaks. 04/25/03 Loop day hike around the main trails of Pinnacles national monument. 01/05/02 Another loop hike around the Pinnacles trails

Portola Redwoods State Park 04/08/07 Lollipop loop hike along the Slate and Peter's Creek trails 07/22/06 Short, very hot, morning hike to Slate Creek trail camp and the Page Mill site

Plumas National Forest 09/02/09 Two short OGUL peaks- Mt Fillmore from Johnsville Road and Haskell Peak from Haskell Peak Road 08/03/09 Summer afternoon scramble to the Adams Peak summit from the logging/forest eastside acceess 07/18/09 Two short summer afternoon dayhikes: Sierra Buttes via Packer Saddle and Mt Elwell via Long Lake

San Rafael Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest --- Items below here are from before the Zaca Fire. Conditions have changed substantially since these reports 12/09/06 Cold cloudy trip from the Cachuma saddle to McKinley Mountain and SanRafaelMountain 03/26/06 Aborted attempt at summiting McKinley Mountain due to snow near McKinley Spring 06/26/05 Long hot day hike in the San Rafael Wilderness from the Cachuma Saddle toSantaCruz Peak

Sinkyone Wilderness (Lost Coast) 05/20/05 Two night backpack from Needle Rock to Little Jackass Creek 05/25/03 Overnight backpack along the Lost Coast Trail.

South Lake Tahoe Roadless Areas (Meiss, Freel, Dardanelles) (Areas surrounding Carson and Luther Passes) 10/19/10 Sunset summit of Waterhouse Peak (2x) from Luther Pass 08/16/10 Second ascent of Monument Peak from the Heavenly Stage Coach Lift TRT trailhead 08/14/10 Late summer afternoon ascent of The Nipple from the PCT north of Blue Lakes 07/04/10 Traverse from Trimmer Peak to Freel, Jobs Sister, and JobsPk  out of Armstrong Pass 06/20/10 Morning summit of Hawkins and Pickett from Burnside Road 08/24/09 Quick afternoon scramble up Thompson Peak above Luther Pass 07/29/09 Summit of Wade from the Horsethief Canyon Trail off of Hwy 88 07/09/09 Quick afternoon scramble to The Nipple above the Blue Lakes near Carson Pass 07/07/09 Afternoon hike up to Monument and East Peak from the Stagecoach Lift atop Kingsbury Grade 07/06/09 Ridge traverse to tag Red Lake and Stevens Peaks from Carson Pass. Return via theTRT/PCT. 07/02/09 Ascent of Jobs from Willow Creek, Followed by a traverse to Jobs Sister/Freel and a descent down the sandy backside of Freel. 07/01/09 Afternoon dayhike/scramble of Hawkins Peak from Burnside Lake Road  06/30/09 Two quick outings between Luther and Carson Passes to bag Waterhouse and Pickett Peaks.   06/27/09 Summit of Freel Peak and Jobs Sister via the TRT from Armstrong Pass/FR50  08/04/08 Loop trip from Echo Lake to Big Meadow along the Tahoe Rim/Pacific Crest trails. Returned via Hawley Grade road

Shasta-Trinity National Forest 10/07/06 Dayhike along the PCT from the Gumboot trailhead to Upper Seven Lake 10/08/06 Short trip from the Mt Shasta Bunny Flat trailhead to the Sierra Club Cabin at Horse Camp

Sweetwater Mountains, Toiyabe NF  (CA/NV border) 10/15/11 Successful followup to South Sister with a return along Desert Creek 07/31/11 Failed summit of South Sister from Lobdell Lake after a thunderstorm rolled in. 07/16/11 Ridge traverse of East and Middle Sisters from the east 09/19/09 Windy dayhike along old mining roads from Lobdell Lake to Mt Patterson and Wheeler Peak- the highpoints of the Sweetwater Mountains 09/06/09 Long steep uphill bushwack of Desert Creek Peak from the road near the Desert Creek Campground.

Tahoe National Forest (Donner Pass) 10/15/10 Fall afternoon outing from Fordyce road to Signal Peak/CPRR Lookout 09/12/09 Dayhike from Cascade Lakes to summit Devils Peak and Snow Mountain  08/22/09 Out and back dayhike to the top of Mt. Lola, the highpoint of the Donner Pass Peaks.  08/06/09 Summit of Basin Peak amidst a windy summer snowstorm.  08/01/09 Afternoon summit of Castle and Andesite Peaks north of Donner Pass  08/01/09 Peakbagging loop from the PCT south out of Old Donner Pass to Anderson, Tinker Knob, Lincoln, Judah, and Donner

Uvas Canyon County Park 03/11/09 Dayhike covering most of the Uvas Canyon County Park trails.(IncludingtheWaterfall/Contour Loop, Knibbs Knobb, Knobcone Point, and Alec Canyon)

Ventana Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest (China Camp/Los Padres Dam) 04/16/09 Final trip to the Miller Canyon Grow Sites for the big trash haul out 03/08/09 Second VWA trip to the Miller Canyon Grow Site targetin a satellite grow operation one ridge over from the prior trip 01/10/09 First of 3 VWA trips to clean up a grow site in Miller Canyon off of the ChewsRidgefireroad --- Items below here are from before the Northern Ventana Basin Fire. Conditions have changed substantially since these reports --- 11/22/07 Annual Thanksgiving day trip to Pine Vallley from China Camp 11/23/06 Lollipop loop hike from China Camp to Bear Basin Camp and Pine Valley 01/28/06 Quick afternoon trip to Chews Ridge Lookout and Black Butte off of Tassajara Road 11/24/05 Warm Thanksgiving day summit of Miller Mountain from China Camp via Pine Valley 03/05/05 Dayhike/bushwhack along the Pine Ridge Trail from China Camp to South Ventana Cone/Ventana Cone 11/25/04 Loop dayhike from China Camp to Miller Canyon, Carmel River, Hiding CanyonandPineValley 03/06/04 Dayhike/bushwhack from the Los Padres Dam to Uncle Sam Mountainvia the Big Pine,Ventana Ridge, and Rattlesnake Creek trails. 12/06/03 Dayhike from Los Padres Dam to the Hiding Camp and the VentanaDoubleConeSummit 11/27/03 Long dayhike from China Camp to Pine Valley, Hiding Valley, and the Puerto Suelo trail 11/22/03 Day hike/bushwack from China Camp to South Ventana Cone

Ventana Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest (Bottchers Gap/Big Sur) --- Items below here are from before the Northern Ventana Basin Fire. Conditions have changed substantially since these reports --- 01/07/07 Cool winter dayhike from Bottchers Gap to Ventana Double Cone 10/14/06 Out and back dayhike to Manuel Peak and Post Summit from Pfeiffer Big SurStateParkSP 05/30/05 Long hot dayhike from Bottchers Gap to Devils Peak and Ventana Double ConeviatheBig Pine and Ventana Trails 05/15/05 Day hike from Bottchers Gap along the Little Sur River and Ventana Creek toFoxandHappy Camps 03/26/05 Day trip from Bottchers Gap to Jackson/Fish and Launtz Creek Camps 01/03/05 Quick day hike of Manuel Peak. 11/14/04 Dayhike from Bottchers Gap to the Pico Blanco summit with a side trip to Little Sur River Camp. 11/16/03 Afternoon hike from Bottchers Gap trailhed to Devils Peak and Mt Carmel

Ventana Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest (South) 05/01/09 Morning ascent of Junipero Serra on the post-Indian fire opening day 11/22/08 Pictures from the VWA ceanup of the Nacimiento Marijuana Grow Site  --- Items below here are from before the Southern Ventana Indians Fire. Conditions have changed substantially since these reports --- 04/13/08 Pictures from the Ventana Wilderness Alliance cleanup of the ABC Camp Marijuana Grow Site near the Nacimiento River 05/07/07 Epic 20 hour remote Ventana Wilderness dayhike to Junipero Serra, BearMountain,andPinyon Peak 10/18/05 Afternoon dayhike to Cone Peak with my parents 05/07/05 Hike/Bushwhack from Memorial Park to Junipero Serra and Bear Mountain 01/16/05 Postholing Pimkolam- Dayhike to the snow covered summit of Junipero Serra 10/30/04 Second ascent of Junipero Serra from Memorial Park. 02/07/04 Loop dayhike of Cone Peak, Twin Peak, Limekiln Creek and Hare Canyon 06/15/03 Day hike from Memorial Park Campground to Junipero Serra Peak via the Santa Lucia trail.

Yosemite National Park, Hetch Hetchy (North of Reservior) 01/19/09 Hetch Hetchy dayhike to Wapama and Rancheria Falls and into the snow above Tiltill Valley 05/05/08 Rainy Hetch Hetchy dayhike past Wapama and Rancheria Falls to the slope s above Tiltill lValley 04/02/07 Hetch Hetchy dayhike past Wapama and Racheria Falls and a near summit of LeConte Point 02/10/06 2 night showshoe backpack to Beehive Meadow and Lake Vernon 05/28/04 4 day backpacking trip above Hetch Hetchy to Jack Main Canyon, Lake Vernon,and Tiltill Valley. 03/30/03 Day hike to Rancheria falls along the Hetch Hetchy low country. 03/09/03 2nd overnight backpack from the Hetch Hetchy trailhead to Lake Vernon 02/23/03 Overnight backpack trip along the Lake Vernon Trail from the Hetch  Hetchy trailhead into the North Yosemite backcountry 11/17/02 Short day hike to Hetch Hetchy reservior and Wapama falls

Yosemite National Park, Hetch Hetchy (South of Reservior) 07/21/08 Overnight backpack trip to Smith Meadow from the Hetch Hetchy backpacker lot.(Plusabout halfway from Smith Meadow to Hardin Lake) 05/01/04 May Day summit of Smith Peak from the Smith Meadow trailhead. 01/31/04 Snowshoe trip to Cottonwood and Smith Meadows 01/24/04 Snowshoe trip along the Smith Peak trail from the Mather Ranger station toward Cottonwood Meadow.

Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley 07/03/11 Loop trip from Curry Village up Snow Creek and down the Yosemite Falls trail. With side trips to Indian Rock, Basket Dome, and North Dome. 06/10/11 Quick morning trip up to Sierra Point    06/09/11 Early season dayhike from Curry Village to the Snow Creek trail snowline  06/12/08 Quick loop dayhike of Vernal and Nevada Falls from Happy Isles.   04/28/07 Warm spring outing from Happy Isles to Sierra Point, Vernal/Nevada Falls,Lost Lake, and a summit of Liberty Cap 05/05/06 Happy Isles to Sierra Point via the Historic Sierra Point Trail 09/24/05 Porcupine Creek trailhead to North Dome, Indian Rock, Yosemite Point and a decent to the Valley via the Falls trail. 10/18/03 Half Dome from Happy Isles with the cables down 10/28/02 Winter hike to Nevada falls from the Happy Isles trailhead 01/02/02 Rainy Winter hike to the top of Yosemite Falls from the valley floor 03/03/01 Snowshoe trip from Happy Isles to Nevada Falls II 02/17/01 Snowshoe trip from Happy Isles to Nevada Falls I 01/13/01 Snowy winter hike from Happy Isles to Nevada Falls

Yosemite National Park, North of Tioga Road/Tuolumne Meadows 06/27/10 Soggy spring descent into the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne from the Lembert Dome trailhead to Waterwheel Falls 06/07/09 Sunny early summer dayhike from the Glen Aulin trailhead past Glen Aulin to LeConte Falls 06/03/09 Soggy spring out-and-back from White Wolf to Half Moon Meadow 09/18/04 Cloudy day hike from the Lembert Dome trailhead to Ragged Peak, Young Lakes,and White Mountain 07/30/04 Day hike from the Saddlebag Lake Trailhead to Mt Conness via the class 2 south slope 10/19/03 Short Day hike to Galor Peak and the Great Sierra Mine

Yosemite National Park, South of Tioga Road/Tuolumne Meadows 09/30/11 Traverse from Parker to Koip and Kuna Peaks out of the Mono Pass trailhead. 09/10/08 Cool September dayhike of Clouds Rest from the Sunrise Trailhead  09/09/08 Quick afternoon hike to Lower Cathedral Lake from Tioga Road  08/19/06 Day hike of Clouds Rest from the Sunrise trailhead at Tenaya Lake 09/25/04 Overnight backpack to Mono Pass and a dayhike to Parker Pass, Parker Peak and Mount Wood 08/28/04 Traverse from Tioga Pass to Mono Pass via Mt Dana and Mt Gibbs. 06/26/04 West face talus/boulder scramble of Tenaya Peak 06/29/03 Long out and back day hike from the Sunrise trailhead near Tenaya Lake to the top of Clouds Rest and Half Dome 06/28/03 Morning scramble to the top of Mt. Dana

Yosemite National Park, Wawona/South 03/24/09 Out and back dayhike to Hite Cove (and the Hite Mine Road) plus pictures of the bumper crop of Merced River poppies  06/24/07 Long loop dayhike to the Buena Vista Pass and Chilnualna Falls from the Bridalveil Camp trailhead 01/29/05 Overnight cross country ski backpack from Badger Pass to Glacier Point 09/06/03 Day hike from Bridalveil Camp Trailhead to Buena VistaPeak,Chilnualna/RoyalArch/Johnson/Crecent Lakes 06/08/03 Overnight backpack to Chilnualna Creek, Falls, and Lake 01/03/02 Ski Trip along groomed Glacier Point Road to Glacier Point

Arizona

Coronado National Forest, AZ 03/31/04 Day hike down Sycamore Canyon to the Mexican Border

Grand Canyon, South Rim, AZ 04/27/09 Second South RTR Dayhike, Bright Angel down, South Kaibab up  04/03/04 Rim to River and back. Bright Angel to Phantom Ranch to South Kaibab 04/04/04 Day hike to Dripping Springs from the Hermits Rest trailhead

Lake Mead NRA 04/16/11 North ridge approach of Mt Tipton east of Dolan Spring, AZ 03/27/11 Quick trip up to the top of Fortification Hill, just south of the Hoover Dam. 03/12/11 Scramble from Missouri Springs to the Mt Wilson Summit overlooking Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. 02/12/11 Scramble from Christmas Tree Pass to the summit of Spirit Mountain

Petrified Forest NP, AZ 04/02/04 Dodging rain in the Petrified Forest/Painted Desert

Picacho Peak State Park, AZ 03/30/04 Late afternoon ascent of Picacho Peak

Sedona Area, Sedona AZ (Munds Mountain, Secret Mountain, etc) 04/30/09 Morning hike up Boynton Canyon, Afternoon hike down the Huckaby trail  04/29/09 Morning hike along the Bell Rock Pathway, Afternoon visit to the Sinagua Ruins  04/01/04 Day hike up Jacks Canyon tothe Munds Mountain summit

Sunset Crater NM, AZ 04/02/04 Quick visit to the Sunset Crater north of Flagstaff

Tonto National Forest, AZ 04/05/04 Loop hike of the Cave Creek and Skunk Tank trails

Colorado

Indian Peaks Wilderness, Arahaph/Roosevelt National Forest 09/06/04 Morning hike from the 4th of July trailhead to Arapaho Pass

Rocky Mountain National Park 09/04/04 Morning hike to Cub Lake

Montana

Bob Marshall Wilderness, Flathead National Forest, MT 08/16/03 Overnight backpack to 48N 113W as part of the Degree Confluence Project

Nevada

Arc Dome Wilderness, Toiyabe NF 11/12/05 Dayhike of Arc Dome from the Columbine Campground

Boundary Peak Wilderness 07/20/11 Summit of the Nevada State Highpoint via the Trail Canyon Variation Route

Carson Range, Toiyabe NF (The California (southern) portion of the Carson Range is included in the S. Lake Tahoe section above) 05/25/11 Early season ill-weathered snowhike to Genoa Peak  07/02/10 2nd trip along the northbound TRT from Spooner Summit to Snow Valley Peak  06/18/10 Summit of Duane Bliss Peak from the Spooner Summit TRT trailhead 06/08/10 Early season trip to Genoa Peak via Genoa Peak Road from the Kingsbury TRT trailhead 06/17/09 Out and back north along the TRT from Spooner Summit to Snow Valley Peak  06/15/09 Out and back south along the TRT from Spooner Summit to Duane Bliss Peak  06/09/09 Short morning outing from the Kingsbury Grade TRT trailhead to Genoa Peak

Pine Nut Mountians 06/26/11 Short scramble from the Como ghost town to Rawe Peak, followed by some exploration of the old Como mining roads 06/18/11 Dayhike from the ghost town of Como to Lyon Peak 07/03/09 Offtrail ridge traverse from Lone Pine Canyon to Mt Siegel and Galena Peak

Mount Charleston Wilderness 09/24/10 South Loop/North Loop hike to Griffith Peak and Mt Charleston from the Cathedral Rock trailhead

Mount Rose Wilderness 10/16/10 Windy overcast fall outing via the new Mt Rose Trail 05/31/09 Early season mostly snowbound trip up the new Mt Rose trail.  (Turned back short of the summit due to weather)  03/19/04 Snowshoe to the top of Mt. Rose 07/19/03 Morning hike to the top of Mt. Rose

Las Vegas Valley 12/19/11 Quick summit of Lava Butte from the powerline access road  12/17/11 Partially off route ascent of Fortification Hill from Kingmans Wash  12/16/11 Winter afternoon summit of Black Mountain from the Anthem East trailhead  05/01/11 Ridge Scramble of the Ireteba Peaks, highpoint of the El Dorado Mountains 04/24/11 Summit of Crescent Peak west of Searchlight, NV 04/20/11 Windy ascent of Bridge Mountain (2x) via Red Rock Summit 04/10/11 Quick summit of Hart Peak across the CA border from Searchlight, NV 04/01/11 Return to Moapa Peak for a successful summit after running into ice on the knife edge on my 1st attempt. 03/25/11 Traverse from Black Mountain Overlook to River Mountain in the River Mountains above Boulder City, NV. 02/21/11 Failed summit of Moapa Peak.  Stopped at the beginning of the knife edge due to snow/ice. 02/14/11 Hike up Deadman Canyon to the Hidden Forest Cabin ad Wiregrass Spring followed by a summit of Hayford Peak 02/10/11 Dayhike to the Potosi Mountain summit via the east side service road 02/05/11 Eastside summit of McCullough Mountain out of Pine Spring trailhead 01/29/11 Class 3 scramble up Bridge Mountain via Lovell Canyon and the Red Rock Summit 01/26/11 Morning scramble from Lake Mead Blvd to the Sunrise Mountain summit 01/22/11 Winter scramble to the La Madre Mountain summit from Harris Creek Road 01/20/11 Morning outing to Red Mountian & the Black Mountain Overlook via the River Mountiain trail 01/08/11 Summit of Frenchman Mountain from Lake Mead Road via the service road 01/05/11 Morning ascent of Black Mountain in the McCullough Range from the outskirts of Henderson 09/29/10 Summit of North and "Yellow North" out of Red Rock Summit (and a descent to the Bridge Mountain Saddle) 04/01/09 Dayhike around the Red Rock Great Circle, with a side trip to summit Turtlehead Peak

Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park 09/21/10 Morning hike up Water Canyon to Mossey Cave (with an afternoon visit to Escalante Petrified Forest)   09/20/10 Rim tour of Bryce Canyon with a hike to Queens Garden

Zion National Park 09/25/10 Morning ascent of Angels Landing, Afternoon hike to Observation Point 09/22/10 Shuttle tour of Zion Canyon with hikes to Emerald Pool, Weeping Rock, and Watchman Plateau

Other Useful Sites:
SummitPost
Climber.org
High Sierra Topix
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
Bob Burds Sierra Scrambles
Two Heel Drive

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Published on: 2004-04-23 (44958 reads)