Avery and Morgan were counting down the days until the gate to the road leading to their favorite fishing hole opened for the season. Avery marked down the Friday it was set to open on their calendar at home. Early Sat morning, they braved the rain and drove all the […]
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Day 0 Sarah picked Avery up from the airport at midnight. They had secured permits to North Cascades National Park a few months earlier. However, they hadn’t gotten any of the trips that they requested. Avery had checked the box “just give me something”. “Something” turned out to be a […]
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Following the disappointment from last year’s Click’s Creek Trip, Avery, Aaron, and Morgan set out for redemption- journeying to the Golden Trout Wilderness in Inyo National Forest. Maya, Ellen, and Luca joined them on their trip with the goals of catching a golden trout and summiting Mount Langley (14026 ft). […]
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Last year Avery, Aaron, Morgan, Andrew, and Karissa intended on doing the High Sierra loop starting at Vogelsang and ending at Glen Aulin. Shortly after Merced Lake, they called an audible and shortened the trip – cutting out May Lake and Glen Aulin and heading out on the JMT to […]
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Morgan and I are participating in the Western Native Trout Challenge. Our goal is to complete the Expert Level Tier which consists of catching 6 species of trout across 4 different states in their native habitats. The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout is the state fish of Nevada. It is native to […]
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This tale starts in mid August with the dry lightning storm that hit the Bay Area. It sparked fires all over California and filled the air with smoke. After cancelling their camping trip to Pinecrest Aug 22nd weekend- Aaron, Avery, and Morgan were eager to get outside. They had been […]
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Emboldened by success at winning the Yosemite backpacking permit lottery for Hetch Hetchy, Avery applied for High Sierra loop permits. On the second try, she was awarded the permits with the option to do Half Dome! Having been thwarted due to wildfire on his last Half Dome permit, Aaron was […]
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Aaron, Morgan, Nathan, and I left for the Golden Trout Wilderness at 5 am from the Bay Area. Following the advice from Tim Huckaby, we got to Click’s Creek Trailhead (1) around 10:30 and immediately set off to catch goldens in Click’s Creek. Unfortunately, it seems we were a little […]
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Trip report from Beehive Meadows -> Rancheria Falls at Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite.
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Day 1 Aaron met Avery and Morgan at their house at 5:40. It was an easy and uneventful drive to the Pinecrest ranger station. After getting their backpacking permit, they headed to Crabtree Trailhead and were on the trail by ~10am. On the way to their first lake they decided […]
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