Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
This morning we woke up the latest we have which is surprising for camping. We had granola bars for breakfast and then we were back on the trail. The trail was very steep downhill but it was in the snow so you couldn’t really tell that much. Ellie and I would run up the mound […]
Read More Finishing up our First Backpacking TripToday we all got up from 7-8. Then we started to pack up camp. We put our mats and sleeping bags away. Then we put our tents away. We grabbed some bars for the road. The hike today was all steep and down hill. It did not take us long, an hour tops. We saw […]
Read More The day I finished backpackingShallow rivers run between us Where a stone may never sink. Though we taste, we are left thirsty For a deep and soulful drink. – Dan Fogelburg We made it out of Great Basin nearly intact. As I wrote about yesterday this is an intense hike! I didn’t sleep great last night, but I never […]
Read More Shallow RiversFirst and foremost, happy Father’s Day to two great men. My dad has shown me from a young age that hard work, humor, and a good cocktail lead to a happy life. Happy day to Zak whose wit, wisdom, sense of adventure, and innate sense to nurture Zoe, Ellie, and me make life fun. We […]
Read More Day 10: Great Basin National Park and Baker, NevadaToday started with Kerouc’s breakfeast. Which for me was a berry muffin. Today we planned on backpacking up a mountain, but because of all the snow we were not able to do that hike. So we went to the ranger station and asked for suggestions of what to do today. The ranger was very nice […]
Read More The day I backpackedThis morning I woke up at either 6:33 or 7:33 I’m 90% sure it was 6:33 but there is no way to actually know. Time change is super confusing especially when there is no WiFi and your phone doesn’t update. Despite the time we each grabbed a pastry from Kerouac’s. I had a delicious berry […]
Read More Backpacking at Great Basin NPThis day had the potential to be a bad one and if we had had this day two years ago I’m not sure any of us would be talking. I’m ridiculously proud of us. It was a tough day, but we rocked it. We woke up super early for some reason, I think because we […]
Read More Day 9: Great Basin National ParkAnd he’s got big balls, And she’s got big balls, But we’ve got the biggest balls of them all! -AC/DC Whew, that was a HIKE! As expected, the giant snowpack this year forced us to nix plans to summit Pyrimid Peak. After consulting with a ranger we found what looked like a good substitute, but […]
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