The hard days were over and we took our time packing up in the morning. As soon as the sun rose enough to hit out campsite, however, we started moving…
Although our loop includes the word "Solitude", it did not start off that way. The Eastern Sierra trailhead at Onion Valley is a popular one and it's difficult to mentally…
The Circle of Solitude in Kings Canyon National Park was first written about in Mike White's guidebook to Kings Canyon. He describes a loop around the Kings-Kern and Great Western Divides…
Every time I drive south down highway 395 between June Lake and Mammoth, I am struck by the imposing face of Mount Morrison. A steep pyramid, it rises from the crest…
In 2004 I climbed one of my first Sierra summits, Chocolate Peak. It sits among the lakes of Bishop Creek, a small bump compared to the surrounding ranges. From Chocolate's…
Having kicked off my two week trip by being chased off of a peak by storms the previous day, I was looking forward to the long term forecast of clear and warm…
I recently returned from a fantastic two week peak bagging trip to the Sierra. While I try to sort through the massive amounts of content I created on that trip…
Two weekends ago we took Thor on his second camping trip. We headed out, as usual, to the Eastern Sierra to camp, fish, hike, and bag peaks. Our first night…
Two weekends ago I got out on my fist backpack of 2014. Crazy! Our original plan was a simple trip from South Lake to Dusy Basin on Friday, where we…