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Ansel Adams/Minarets early season

Cheeseboro Canyon Trailhead - HWD Agoura Hills, CA, United States

ANSEL ADAMS & MINARETS: Early season hike around the Minarets area. Enter via Red Cones near Mammoth (does not require that the Reds Meadow Road be open). Loop route past Reds Meadow, around Minarets to Garnet and Thousand Island Lakes, option to loop around to Duck Lake. Lots of lakes and streams. 6 people max. […]

ARIZONA: Havasupai (~50 Miles RT+)

Summerland Greenwell Preserve Montecito Ranch Place, Summerland, CA, United States

Bucket list trip! It's finally time to cross off Havasupai! This is not a beginner trip. We will be moving at an advanced pace. To attend this event, you and I must have previous trip history together, no exceptions. Feel free to contact me! Please add yourself to the wait-list to indicate interest. These dates […]

San Jacinto Backpacking (tentative)

1 Tram Way 1 Tram Way, Palm Springs, CA, US

Tentative trip-date will be finalized by May. This trip lets us get up to some altitude while there is still snowpack in the sierras. NO PLUS 1 Distance – 10 miles round trip Peak Elevation: 10,834 Elevation Gain/Loss: 800-2000 Terrain Type – possible Snow Difficulty – Intermediate residual snow and ice may be on the […]

Dry Lake via South Fork – Dry Lake to Peak optional

Conejo Community Park (Hendrix) Hendrix Avenue 1175, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

San Gorgonio Mountain is the tallest peak in Southern California (11,502 feet) We will be taking the South Fork Trail to Dry Lake. We will be camping near Dry Lake. Depending on weather conditions, we might need mircro spikes or crampons. Possibly snow at higher elevation. So San Gorgonio Peak will be optional. Miles: 11.2 […]

San Jacinto Wilderness one night backpack to Hidden Lake and Tahquitz peak.

Humber Park Fern Valley Road 24559, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA, United States

Details June 21st-22nd, 2025 - San Jacinto Wilderness one night backpack to Hidden Lake and Tahquitz peak. 16 miles total and 4,700' gain over both days. The camp will be a remote site in the Skunk cabbage area. This is the first of four training hikes for the High Sierra Trail trek in September. (Giant […]

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