Planning a Backpacking Trip #1: Winter in The High Sierras

Snow backpacking considerations for Spring conditions in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This video is part of the series, “Considerations in preparation for a late Winter-Early Spring snow backpacking trip in the High Sierras.” See TahoetoWhitney.org’s Snow Camping in the High …

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Gonzo Backpacking: Sierra Nevada September 2005 — Pt3

We head up the North Fork of the San Joaquin to the spectacularly remote and beautiful Bench Canyon, or Bench Valley as it it sometimes known. Best viewed in High Quality mode. Video Rating: 5 / 5 We head up …

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Gonzo Backpacking: Sierra Nevada September 2008 — Pt2

Our destination is lovely Leopold Lake and environs in the Emigrant Wilderness. I know, Emigrant, not again! The price of diesel was so high that we didn’t want to go to the southern Sierra like we’d planned. Next year — …

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Women’s Mt Whitney Backpacking Trip

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Women’s Only trip to the top of Mt Whitney, 14495 feet high in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains. This trip takes place in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, home to great hiking, wildflowers, and world class mountain scenery. This challenging but …

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Cool Backpacking Nevada images

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A few nice Backpacking Nevada images I found: IMG_8282 Image by feverblue IMG_8275 Image by feverblue IMG_8272 Image by feverblue

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Plant life of the Sierra Nevada

Rene & Dave’s hiking trip in the Sierra Nevada September 2011. Music by? (if anybody knows – let me know please – give credit where credit due) On the way to Bull Run Lake, Sierra Nevada Ca.

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Adam Blauert: Table Mountain worth the gamble

Adam Blauert: Table Mountain worth the gamble Views from the nearly flat summit include the nearby foothills and valleys, Millerton Lake, the San Joaquin River, and the snow-covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada. On my visit last weekend wildflowers were …

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Lastest Backpacking Nevada News

Students Set To Discover Muir Country Since 2000, a non-profit organization named WildLink Expeditions has hosted over 1000 students from urban Northern California and Los Angeles-area cities on backpacking trips into the heart of the Yosemite wilderness. For many, it …

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Gonzo Backpacking: Sierra Nevada August 2005 — Pt3

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The vast and relatively untrammeled Yosemite North Boundary Country is our destination. We base camp at remote Bear Lake, climb Haystack Peak, explore lower and upper Peninsula Lakes, and photograph spectacular Big Island Lake. Best of all, no other people …

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Gonzo Backpacking: Sierra Nevada September 2008 — Pt5

Our destination is lovely Leopold Lake and environs in the Emigrant Wilderness. I know, Emigrant, not again! The price of diesel was so high that we didn’t want to go to the southern Sierra like we’d planned. Next year — …

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