Day hike to Blue Lake from Lake Sabrina trailhead

We started the day feeling a little tired, so we decided we’d just check out a few trailheads we’ve never been to. We stopped at Convict Lake first, and we could have done quite a bit of hiking and geocaching around the lake, but it just didn’t seem that appealing. So we drove on to […]

Ruby Lake day hike

Little Lakes Basin

We went back again today to the Mosquito Flats trail head on Rock Creek, but took the trail up the hill toward Mono Pass. We only went as far as Ruby Lake at 11,100 ft. The real seriously steep climbing to the pass starts after reaching Ruby Lake.

As the trail climbs […]

Day hiking along upper Rock Creek

Rock Creek’s Little Lakes valley is one of our favorite day hikes, even though lots of other folks think the same. To get there, take the turn-off at Tom’s Place from highway 395 and head up Rock Creek to Mosquito Flats at the end of the road. Arrive early in the busy summer months or […]