by Jan Schrieber | Jul 20, 2021 | hiking, How to, NPS, Park
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Clouds Rest in Yosemite National Park is a popular hike with 360 degree views of the park at nearly 10,000 ft elevation. The peak sits about 1000 ft higher than half dome and you don’t need a permit to do this hike. And...
by Jan Schrieber | Jul 2, 2021 | MTB, Travel
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Walker Ranch is a well-known loop in Boulder, CO. It’s a trail that has a little of everything, amazing scenery, fun, flowy single track, technical rocky section and a hike-a-bike down to Boulder creek, which was more like a river to...
by Jan Schrieber | Jun 20, 2021 | camping, NPS, Travel
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Finding a campsite inside Yosemite National Park during the peak season has never been easy. If you didn’t book something the minute the sites become available you’re pretty much out of luck and unfortunately...
by Jan Schrieber | Jun 20, 2021 | backpacking, Travel
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saddlebag Lake is located 4.7 miles east of the Tioga Pass Entrance of Yosemite. The lake sits at 10, 087 feet and hiking is fairly easy with little elevation gain. There are trials on either side of the lake, and we took the one on...
by Jan Schrieber | Apr 26, 2021 | backpacking, hiking
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Santa Cruz Island is part of Channel Island National Park off the coast of Ventura. Santa Cruz is the largest of the eight Channel Islands. We’ve been to the island to kayak around the shore and explore the sea caves, but wanted to...
