Here a couple video/photo compilations from last weekend’s adventures in the High Sierra: Crown Point Lollipop: Peeler Lake and Rock Island Pass Mount Agassiz, Columbine Peak and Dusy Basin
Mount Agassiz, Columbine Peak and Dusy Basin
I have been to the Palisades twice before but never via South Lake so I figured this would be a great opportunity to see Bishop Pass and Dusy Basin. I started at around 6:30 am and headed up the nice trail, coming across spectacular reflections in the tarns near Long Lake. I continued up through…
Crown Point Lollipop
Crown Point (11,346 ft) is located in Northern Yosemite and has a commanding 360 degree view of the surrounding region, including Sawtooth Ridge and Matterhorn Peak. Access is via Twin Lakes and the Hoover Wilderness outside of Bridgeport so Sonora Pass is the preferred driving route. The area is characterized by numerous lovely alpine lakes set…
Mount Brewer
Mount Brewer is an impressive peak located on the Great Western Divide in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park. Due to its location west of the crest, the summit provides amazing views of the Southern High Sierra including Mount Whitney, the Palisades, the Kaweahs, the Kings-Kern Divide, and the Great Western Divide. Likewise, its prominent summit is…
Northern Pickets Route Map
Here is an annotated Google Earth map with a rough overlay of the route that Colin and I took through the Northern Pickets from Hannegan Pass Trailhead to Ross Dam Trailhead. The route essentially crosses the north complex of North Cascades National Park over 47+ miles and features nearly 14,000 feet of elevation gain. Click…
Northern Pickets Adventure Run Trip Report
The Picket Range in North Cascades National Park characterized by hanging glaciers, deep valley, and towering rock walls, all coming together to produce some of the most breathtaking mountain scenery anywhere. The region is the most remote and rugged area in the contiguous United States and the difficulty of accessing this alpine wonderland is part…
Northern Pickets Adventure Run Video
Colin and I completed a point-to-point adventure run from Hannegan Trailhead to Ross Lake through Luna Cirque in the Northern Pickets region of North Cascades National Park. We enjoyed amazing scenery in this exceptionally rugged and wild region of the North Cascades. Here is a video of the adventure: Many photos and a complete trip…
Precipice Lake
On our adventure run of Mount Stewart, we passed by Precipice Lake just below Kaweah Gap. Aptly named, the sheer cliffs of Eagle Scout Peak fall right into the waters of the clear blue lake. This stunning view was immortalized by Ansel Adams in 1932 with his shot “Frozen Lake and Cliffs.” Similar to the…
Mount Stewart Adventure Run
Joel Lanz and I climbed Mount Stewart via the High Sierra Trail, Hamilton Lakes, and Kaweah Gap. The 12,205 ft mountain is located on the rugged Great Western Divide and the region is one of the most remote in the High Sierra requiring 46 miles roundtrip to reach the summit (42 miles were on the…
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
I joined Joel and Sean for a fantastic 50k (~30 mile) point-to-point adventure run of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne from Tuolumne Meadows to White Wolf in Yosemite National Park. The terrain is quintessentially Sierra, with granite and water everywhere. This area has intrigued me for some time and the spectacular scenery surpassed my…
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