Sierra Nevada Range
OVERVIEW Located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California, and named after its dense population of the world's largest trees, the Sequoia National Forest boasts 38 distinct Giant Sequoia groves inside of its 1.1 million acre boundary. While these...
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Disclaimer There are a handful of cross country hikes here in the Southern California Wilderness that push the limits of the word "adventure" for several reasons. They are extremely remote locations that most people will never have the pleasure of...
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Google Earth Overview of Banner Peak approach via Ritter-Banner saddle, Lake Catherine, and Agnew Meadows. Preface Friday, Septemer 6th, 2019 - I sat at the Mountain Rambler Brewery bar sipping on their award winning Scottish Ale while scrolling through photos...
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Southeast view from roughly 13,400 ft on the final approach to Mount Dade. PREFACE Mount Dade is a 13,600 foot peak in the Abbot group sitting along the Sierra Crest between Mount Abbot and Bear Creek Spire. It borders both...
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Lake Helen of Troy and the Williamson Bowl from the West Face of Mount Williamson. Overview California's second tallest peak and the sixth tallest peak in the contiguous United States, Mount Williamson (14,379 ft.) stands tall above the John Muir...
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