Tag: Camping
K2 Base Camp: 15 Days in the Karakoram
Four years ago, I trekked to Everest Base Camp (EBC) in the Himalayas. This time, I was heading into the Karakoram, home to K2—the world’s second-highest mountain. I expected the two treks to be different but I underestimated just how different they would feel. Everest Base Camp is a well-established trek, with villages, teahouses and… Read more →
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Frog Lake Huts: A Unique Overnight Escape in the Tahoe Backcountry
Castle Peak Trailhead > Donner Lake Rim Trail > Warren Lake > Red Dot Trail | 6.5 miles one-way | Elevation gain: 1,556 feet I’ve been lucky enough to do a bit of hiking in Europe, and one of the things I’ve enjoyed most is the hut-to-hut experience. Being able to travel longer distances through… Read more →
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The Inca Trail and Beyond: A Pandemic-Era Journey in Peru
I was taking a writing class this past semester and decided to reach into the past to resurrect our trip to Peru and render it on the page as practice. The trip was just under three weeks long, but we managed to go from the Andes to the Pacific, seeing major highlights of the country.… Read more →
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Machu Picchu, Minus the Crowds: Hiking the Inca Trail During the Pandemic
INCA TRAIL HIKE Only a few hundred meters to go and we’d reach Warmiwañusqa, or Dead Woman’s Pass. At 13,828 feet above sea level, it would be the highest point of our hike. My breathing was labored, but steady, as my lungs sucked in as much oxygen as possible with each inhalation. I could feel… Read more →
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Tackling the Trans-Catalina Trail: Our Last Big Hike of 2024
We closed out the year with a Christmas backpacking trip on the Trans-Catalina Trail — a blissfully crowd-free adventure on one of Southern California’s most underrated hikes. Read more →
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A Nevada Roadtrip That’s Out of This World
Our Nevada roadtrip to Alamo took us along the Extraterrestrial Highway (SR 375). Read more →
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Camping and Off-Roading Adventures on the Oregon Coast
Trading Bay Area heat waves for the cool Oregon coast — a few laid-back camping days with friends at Eel Creek Campground on the edge of the stunning Oregon Dunes. Read more →
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87 & 88. Schlieper Rock and Rose Peak, Ohlone Wilderness
A two-night outing in the Ohlone Wilderness to bag Schlieper Rock and Rose Peak. Read more →
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Hiking the Five Nifty Nineties of Henry Coe State Park
No other park in the Bay Area has as many Nifty Ninety peaks as Henry Coe State Park, the largest state park in Northern California. Read more →
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86. Mount Sizer, Henry Coe State Park
This weekend we reached the top of Mount Sizer, our fifth and final peak inside Henry Coe State Park. It was the hardest of all the Henry Coe Nifty Nineties. Read more →
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