Rambling Hemlock

12 miles 801 to 813 6/2/14 This was suppose to be an easy day. Short miles to get set up for the next pass tomorrow.  Crossing Pinchot ...

11.5 miles 790 to 801.5 6/1/14 Descending down Glen Pass was one of the most scary and exhilarating things I've experienced. The w...

15 miles 774 to 788.4, then 1 mile up Bull Frog Trail 5/28/14 Woohoo I made it over Forester Pass today!!!! I can hardly believe it! For...

8 miles 766 to 774 (Tyndall Creek Ford) Today was a short mileage day to get set up before Forester Pass tomorrow. After doing high miles ...

Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 at 14,505 feet. There is a 8.5 mile side trail off the PCT that climbs to the summit. Ma...

17 miles 704 to 721.7 5/24/14 We escaped the vortex of Kennedy Meadows and headed back up into the Sierra. What a difference three days ma...

720.5 back to 702.3 5/22/14 All my wet gear was frozen solid by morning. By the time I'd wrangled my feet into frozen shoes, bundled...