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Backpacking to Canyon Creek Lakes
Overview: Location: Canyon Creek Lakes Trail in Trinity Alps, California Dates: June 1-2, 2019 Distance: 16.7 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 2,969 ft.After Charlie and I finished backpacking in Hetch Hetchy we headed back to Fresno to pick up Wyatt,...
Cross Country Road Trip #1
On August 3rd, 2019, I packed up my car in Northern Virginia with my little brother, Jadon, and began an epic 2 week cross country road trip to Tucson, AZ. I'm heading to the University of Arizona to pursue a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering. Before...
Backpacking Hetch Hetchy Loop
Yosemite National Park Backpacking the Hetch Hetchy Loop via Lake Vernon May 27-29, 2019 Overview: Distance: 26.5 miles Time: 3 days, 2 nights Difficulty: Strenuous Elevation Gain: 3,800 ft.I just got back from a two week road trip trip through California and...
Yoho National Park Backpacking Loop
Yoho National Park, BC Yoho Valley, Iceline, Whaleback Trails Loop August 12-14, 2017 Overview: Distance: 30km (~19.5mi) Time: 3 days, 2 nights Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 760m (~2500 ft) I’m writing this post 1.5 years after the fact, but I have...
Backpacking to Havasupai
Backpacking to Havasupai was the part of our South West adventure trip we were all most looking forward to and that our entire itinerary to the Southwest was scheduled around. We secured our permits the moment they became available online in February for our trip in...
Top 10 Hikes Near Huntsville Alabama
In August 2017, I moved down to Huntsville, Alabama from Washington D.C. to start a 2 semester internship with NASA MSFC. While I was down there I made friends with a bunch of adventurous people and we hiked camped, or explored almost every weekend. I logged...