The Plan We had originally planned to hike White Mountain Peak July 11-12. With the crazy rain in the days leading up to the hike, as well as the forecasted temperatures and wind speeds, we decided that we should find another hike. Looking at a list of possible hikes in the area, we decided on Bishop Pass, with the possibility … Read More
Itinerary Here is a rough outline for our White Mountain Peak hike, scheduled for July 11-12. More details to come… July 11 (Saturday) 8:00 AM Drive to Bishop (4 hrs, 250 miles) 12:00 PM In Bishop White Mountain Ranger Station – pick up Fire Permit, get latest road conditions Eat lunch Fill up with gas 1:00 PM Drive to Barcroft Gate (2 hrs) 4:00 … Read More
Gil (GoHiker.com) and I hiked the High Sierra Trail to Mt. Whitney, June 17-22. Here is Day 2 of our trip: If you’ve hiked the High Sierra Trail or plan to do so in the future, please join our Facebook Group, High Sierra Trail! The Plan June 18 – Hike 9 Mile Creek to Precipice Lake (36.552500,-118.559689) 9 Mile Creek to Bearpaw Meadow Camp (36.565340,-118.620522) … Read More
Gil (GoHiker.com) and I hiked the High Sierra Trail to Mt. Whitney, June 17-22. Here is Day 1 of our trip: If you’ve hiked the High Sierra Trail or plan to do so in the future, please join our Facebook Group, High Sierra Trail! The Plan June 17 – travel to Sequoia, pick up permits, start hike Shuttle 6:00 AM – Sequoia Shuttle … Read More
Gil (GoHiker.com) and I hiked the High Sierra Trail June 17-22. This entry will serve as a summary of our trip. It will be updated with links to the trip reports and photo galleries for each day of our trip as they are created. Going into our hike, I had some concerns about mosquitoes, snow, and water sources. Here is what … Read More
Tuesday morning (June 16th), I leave for the High Sierra Trail. It will be my first multi-night backpack as an adult and frankly, I’m not sure if I’m more excited or nervous at this point. When planning a big trip, it’s pretty easy for me to get lost in the details and not look at the bigger picture. Now that … Read More
I’ve been extremely busy at home lately and my training leading up to my High Sierra Trail (HST) hike has dropped off. I’ve been trying to stay in shape with hikes in the local hills, as well as hitting the tread mill (30 lb pack and hiking boots, 15% incline, 2.8 mph) several times per week to stay in shape. … Read More
Back in early April, my wife and I were offered permits to hike Half Dome. I summited Half Dome about 10 years ago and swore I’d never do it again (I didn’t like the cables), but my wife really wanted to go. She had hiked about 95% of the trail, but had to turn around due to weather a few … Read More
My wife and I are hiking Half Dome with friends later this month. We don’t have much time to train, so we need to get out whenever we can. We had a 4 hour, kid-free block of time, so we loaded up our packs and headed out to a local mountain. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of wildflowers … Read More
Having been obsessed with statistics for most of my life, I’ve also been very goal oriented in much that I do. If there aren’t any inherit goals in an activity, I always seem to create them. This carried over into my hiking: a desire to take on the toughest trails I can safely handle, wanting to improve my performance each successive … Read More