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  • A16: Backpacker’s Swap Meet

    8101 Commercial St 8101 Commercial St, La Mesa, CA, US

    Hoping to secure a vendor booth to share with SDB members this year. Updates to come. This is a gear swap and sale. An excellent opportunity to score a deal or for our newer folks to go check out gear and talk to backpackers. A16 Foundation: Great Outdoor Gear & Clothing Exchange Saturday, May 10 […]

  • Tentative Death Valley Telescope Peak car camping

    Peralta Trailhead Gold Canyon, CA, United States

    Tentative trip: Trip will depend on road access Road is currently under repair until the end of march Add yourself to the waitlist. Once i know that the road is accessible i will add you. 5/16 Friday-drive to Mahogany Flat campground 5/17 Saturday-day hike Telescope Peak 5/18 Sunday-head home Hike area details: https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/telescope-peak.htm Must high […]

  • 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 […]

 

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