Day 1 Armed with a 1 lb bag of gummy bears, Aaron, Emily, and James set off to meet Dr. Maya, Dr. Ellen, future Dr. Nathan, Andrew, and Evan for a backpacking extravaganza in Yosemite. The first stop was at the Big, Oak Flat ranger station to pick up wilderness […]
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Convinced by Joseph’s sister Allison, Lena signed up Team Sheeple for the Yosemite Half Marathon. She then roped in Avery and Morgan in December. Morgan was an easy sell! 5 months later, in the weeks leading up to the half, Team Sheeple realized they had not done much (if any) […]
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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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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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Trip report from Beehive Meadows -> Rancheria Falls at Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite.
Read MoreLast minute camping in October in Yosemite means limited options for campsites. Since upper & lower pines were full and white wolf & porcupine were both closed for the season, we ended up camping at Hodgdon Meadows right at the west entrance to the park. I called ahead to make […]
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