Many years ago I did  a four night trip into the John Muir Wilderness from Wishon Reservoir to Blackcap Basin and back. I thought the area was pretty spectacular high country but with a fair bit of climbing to get there. On the trip, I spent two days getting to Portal Lake and an extra [...]

Another September in the Yosemite Park. And again in the northerly section of the park. I seem to be slowly trying to discover all the nooks and crannies of this area. I like the fact that it seems to be an area of less interest to everyone else and that there are many un-trailed sections [...]

It had been many years since I had spent much time in Mount Rainier Park. I had summited the peak years ago and I have also done the wonderland trail in one go, but apart from the occasional day trip, I haven’t backpacked there recently. There is something about Washington’s high meadows that are unique [...]

Wonder Mountain wilderness, neatly tucked into a remote section South of the Olympic National Park, is probably only really visited by locals. It’s a bit hard to find via the logging roads that wind around, there is no trailhead as there are no trails that lead into it. But as it was, I was with a local who had been there before and wanted to return for a backpack trip.