Cascades day-hike: Jack Lake to Jack Glacier

As has been our custom the last few years, we make at least two trips a year to the Sisters/Bend area. We were there earlier this year in late May/early June (see the post of that trip), and found many of the hikes we wanted to do impossible because there was too much snow to […]

Eastern Sierra hiking summary

We recently spent 5 days in Mammoth and Bishop, doing a day hike every day. Here are the pointers to the blog posts and photos for each of those hikes.

Bennettville and Shell Lake Upper Rock Creek Ruby Lake Blue Lake Lakes Basin from Saddlebag Lake

Beautiful Blue Lake

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Dayhiking out of Saddlebag Lake

North Peak from the upper end of Cascade Lake

One of our favorite day hikes is out of Saddlebag Lake, just east of Tioga Pass. An easy trail leads into a basin filled with lakes surrounded by impressive peaks and ridges. The first part of the hike around the side of Saddlebag Lake is […]