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Check out this list of all the Backpacking Posts on our site:
- There is a Magic Place
There is a Magic Place … … far, far away in a fascinating country. It is like time stands still there. It’s not changed for centuries and yet it changes every day. It teems with life and no people live there. It’s a place that has not seen much direct… Read more: There is a Magic Place - The Sierra High Route (SHR)
If you ended up here then there is a good chance that you already know something about the Sierra High Route, short SHR. If not or if not enough here is the creator’s introduction shortened: “The timberline country of California’s Sierra Nevada is dominated in summertime by five elements: meadowlands,… Read more: The Sierra High Route (SHR) - Hollyford Pyke Packrafting Loop
Fiordland Nationalpark, New Zealand 21. to 25. July 2022 5 Days of perfect weather in the midst of winter. What’s kind of cool about this trip is that no videos or photos really do any justice to how cool this area is. I have been wanting to do this trip… Read more: Hollyford Pyke Packrafting Loop - Gardiner Basin Loop
30. April to 03. May 2021 Late Winter or early Sprig in the High Sierra. I guess this one was an early Spring one. Unfortunately another low snow year in the Sierra. We wanted to get one more Sierra snow trip in before it all had melted out. The satellite imagery… Read more: Gardiner Basin Loop - Happy New Sierra
31. December 2020 to 02. January 2021 Winter in the High Sierra. That’s the time when you get it all to yourself. We wanted to do a relaxed snowshoe trip around Horseshoe Meadows. A call the day before to the ranger office had confirmed that Horseshoe Meadow Road was open.… Read more: Happy New Sierra - Horsethief “Loop”, Grand Canyon
18. to 22. September 2020 A Grand Canyon sampler trip that lets you try a bit of the many things the Grand Canyon has to offer. It will also show you how hard and harsh this place can be. We hiked down and up the Nankoweap Trail. There is some… Read more: Horsethief “Loop”, Grand Canyon - Ionian Basin to Baxter Pass
14. to 21. August 2020 A 8 day-trip with lots of rain and thunderstorms. We explored part of the Ionian Basin and spend a lovely couple of days on the JMT. Day: Start: Finish: Distance [miles] Elevation + [feet] Elevation – [feet] 1 Lake Sabrina Blue Lake 3.1 1690 334… Read more: Ionian Basin to Baxter Pass - Escalante Triangle
Bottom Line: A loop trip with 3 distinct sections. Beautiful slick-rock and some history on the BMT. A steep and narrow canyon with amazing water scenery in Death Hollow. Huge cliffs and alcoves along the winding Escalante River. 5 Crucial Things: Gallery: Click on the gallery for a full sized… Read more: Escalante Triangle - Sewart Mountain Loop
27. to 29. March 2020 At the beginning of the pandemic we were looking for a short backpacking trip close to home. My friend Stefan sketched up a loop near Pyramid Lake. It looked like an easy loop trail. It turned out to be one of the most fun trips… Read more: Sewart Mountain Loop - Middle Palisade to Mt. Whitney
Want to jump straight to the data and facts for this trip? ……. click here! Having Middle Palisade and Mt. Russell on our minds we looked for a backpacking route to link them up. While we were at it we threw in the mountaineers route of Mt. Whitney and exiting… Read more: Middle Palisade to Mt. Whitney - North Lake Loop
11. to 14. October 2019 A wonderful fall trip with winter being just around the corner in the High Sierra. The terrain around the Glacier Divide is often rough with extensive boulder fields. That slowed down our hiking pace. The light in the Sierra at this time of the year… Read more: North Lake Loop - Trans Zion
Bottom Line: A very diverse trip that takes you through one of the most popular National Parks in the US without seeing too many people. You pass through steep canyons, along beautiful rivers and walk on top of cliffed plateaus. 4 Crucial Things: Click on the gallery for a full… Read more: Trans Zion - Capitol Reef – Lower Muley Twist Canyon to Halls Creek Narrows
Bottom Line: Two steep and winding canyons connected with a trail along the Waterpocket Fold of beautiful Capitol Reef. A wild and beautiful place where you won’t meet many other people. 4 Crucial Things: What to expect: Lower Muley Twist and Halls Creek Narrows are both immensely beautiful canyons and… Read more: Capitol Reef – Lower Muley Twist Canyon to Halls Creek Narrows - The Lost Coast
9. to 13. November 2018 The original plan was to do a hike and surf trip. We would have hiked in, set up camp and then tried to maximize our wave count. The swells didn’t show up and so we left the boards in the car and went for the… Read more: The Lost Coast - The Sierra High Route
Want to jump straight to the data and facts for this trip? ……. click here!Or maybe just look at the navigational challenges of all the passes that await ……. click here!Wanna really read the whole trip report? …… if so click here. If you ended up here then there is… Read more: The Sierra High Route