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Backpacking & Fly Fishing in Sequoia Kings Canyon 2023

Backpacking for Goldens & Rainbows in Sequoia Kings Canyon

August 15, 2023 • Backpacking
Red Lake South San Juan Wilderness Colorado

Hiking to Red Lake in the South San Juan Wilderness

July 4, 2023 • Colorado

Hiking & Fishing Blue Lakes in Mount Sneffels Wilderness

August 12, 2022 • Colorado

Day Hiking to Ice Lake & Island Lake in Colorado

August 10, 2022 • Colorado

Finding Rio Grande Cutthroats in the San Juan Wilderness

August 8, 2022 • Colorado

Fishing for Rio Grande Cutthroats on the Conejos River

August 7, 2022 • Colorado

Hiking to Greenstone & Conness Lakes in Twenty Lakes Basin

July 10, 2022 • California

Backpacking & Fly Fishing in the Emigrant Wilderness

July 9, 2022 • Backpacking

Hiking to Parker Lake off the June Lake Loop

May 29, 2022 • California

Hiking to Delta Lake in Grand Teton National Park

September 9, 2021 • Wyoming

Hiking to Lake Isabelle in Colorado

July 31, 2021 • Colorado

Hiking to Shell & Fantail Lakes via the Bennettville Trail

July 10, 2021 • California

Hiking to Heart Lake for Epic Views of the Mammoth Lakes Basin

July 8, 2021 • Sierra Nevada

Hiking the Convict Lake Loop with Our Dog

July 6, 2021 • California

Backpacking in the John Muir Wilderness for Golden Trout

July 3, 2021 • Backpacking

Dog Friendly Hike to TJ Lake in Mammoth Lakes Basin

October 9, 2020 • California

Fly Fishing for Giant Brookies in the Sierra

October 8, 2020 • Fishing

Hiking to Maul & Spuller Lakes in the Hoover Wilderness

September 28, 2020 • California

Hiking to Sky Meadows in Mammoth Lakes Basin

August 13, 2020 • California

A Humbling Hiking Tour of the High Sierra

July 19, 2020 • California

Hiking the Tre Cime di Lavaredo Loop in the Dolomites

September 26, 2019 • Italy

Hiking to Lago di Sorapis in the Dolomites

September 23, 2019 • Italy

Hiking to Saxer Lücke and Fälensee in the Swiss Alps

September 21, 2019 • Switzerland

Hiking to Lac Blanc via Cols des Montets in the French Alps

September 18, 2019 • France

Matterhorn Views on the Five Lakes Trail

September 16, 2019 • Switzerland

Fishing for Colorado River Cutthroats in Mt. Massive Wilderness

September 2, 2019 • Colorado

Hiking to Ptarmigan Lake for Finicky Fish

September 1, 2019 • Colorado

Thru-Hiking the Enchantments in One Day

August 3, 2019 • Washington

Backpacking in the Southern Sierra for Golden Trout

July 27, 2019 • Backpacking

Big Brookies in Beautiful Yosemite

July 4, 2019 • California

Early Summer Fishing at Gardisky Lake

July 1, 2019 • California

Hiking to Lake Blanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon

June 23, 2019 • Utah

Finding Majestic Marion & Gatch Falls in Oregon

May 27, 2019 • Oregon

Hiking the Sahalie & Koosah Falls Loop on the McKenzie River

May 26, 2019 • Oregon

Hiking Browns Peak: Tallest of Arizona’s Iconic Four Peaks

May 5, 2019 • Arizona

Hiking Tall Trees Grove in Redwood National Park

April 18, 2019 • California

Hiking the Boy Scout Tree Trail in Jedidiah Smith Redwoods

April 17, 2019 • California

A White Pocket Winter Wonderland

December 28, 2018 • Arizona

Our 5 Favorite Fishing Adventures of 2018

December 26, 2018 • Fishing

Hiking Inner Basin via Lockett Meadow for Arizona’s Best Fall Colors

October 6, 2018 • Arizona

A Fall Weekend in Mt. Rainier National Park

October 1, 2018 • Washington

Hiking to Opabin Prospect & Fishing Lake O’Hara

September 2, 2018 • Canada

Exploring the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park

September 1, 2018 • Canada

A Taste of the High Sierra in Little Lakes Valley

August 10, 2018 • California

Why It’s Really Called Rainbow Falls

August 5, 2018 • Fishing

Backpacking for Goldens in Kings Canyon

July 20, 2018 • Backpacking

Our Glacier National Park Week Itinerary

July 14, 2018 • Montana

Avalanche Lake’s Pure Westslope Cutthroat Trout

July 8, 2018 • Montana
Glacier National Park

Finding Solitude at Glacier’s Not-So Hidden Lake

July 5, 2018 • Montana

Hiking to Otokomi Lake in Glacier National Park

July 3, 2018 • Montana

A Family Friendly Hike to Two of Glacier’s Best Waterfalls

July 2, 2018 • Montana

A New Favorite Hike to Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park

July 1, 2018 • Montana

Hiking & Fishing Mohawk Lakes Near Breckenridge

June 23, 2018 • Day Hikes

Big Boulder Mountain Brookies

May 29, 2018 • Fishing

Hiking The Figure 8 Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park

May 26, 2018 • Utah

Fishing for Brown Trout Below the Mogollon Rim

May 12, 2018 • Arizona

Sunset at Dead Horse Point State Park

April 4, 2018 • Utah

Hiking to Corona Arch in Moab for Sunset

April 2, 2018 • Utah

Hiking to Utah’s Iconic Delicate Arch

April 2, 2018 • Utah

Canyonlands’ Trademark View Through Mesa Arch

March 31, 2018 • Utah

A Secluded Hike to Tower Arch in Arches National Park

March 30, 2018 • Utah

Hiking to Chicken Point on the Broken Arrow Trail

February 28, 2018 • Arizona

Sweet Scottsdale Views on Sunrise Peak

February 18, 2018 • Arizona

Explore a Lush Redwood Forest on Trillium Falls Trail

December 29, 2017 • California

An Otherworldly Hike in Fern Canyon

December 28, 2017 • California

A Snowy Hike to Clyde Lake in the High Uintas

October 3, 2017 • Day Hikes

Devil’s Bridge: A Classic Sedona Hike

September 24, 2017 • Arizona

Hiking to Tamanawas Falls Near Mt. Hood

September 13, 2017 • Oregon

Hiking to the Amazingly Blue Tamolitch Pool

September 9, 2017 • Oregon

A Forest Paradise at Panther Creek Falls

September 7, 2017 • Washington

Yosemite’s Mist Trail to Vernal Fall

August 30, 2017 • California

Fishing & Flowers at Sunrise Lakes in Yosemite

August 23, 2017 • California

Taft Point: Our Favorite Sunset Spot in Yosemite

August 21, 2017 • California

Hiking to the Top of Sentinel Dome in Yosemite

August 20, 2017 • California

A Beautiful Backcountry Day Hike to Spillway Lake in Yosemite

August 15, 2017 • California

Sunrise Hike to Rainbow Falls Near Mammoth Lakes

August 14, 2017 • California

Wild Flowers & Wild Trout on the Thompson Trail

July 31, 2017 • Arizona

A Taste of Waterfall Way Above Skogafoss

July 28, 2017 • Iceland

Winter in July in the Sierra Backcountry

July 24, 2017 • Backpacking

Backpacking Rocky Mountain National Park for Greenback Cutthroat Trout

July 5, 2017 • Fishing

Summiting Humphreys Peak, Arizona’s Tallest Mountain

June 24, 2017 • Arizona

Hiking to Glymur, Iceland’s Second Tallest Waterfall

June 20, 2017 • Iceland

Dream Lake & Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park

June 19, 2017 • Colorado

Hiking to Kvernufoss, a Not-So-Hidden Gem

June 6, 2017 • Day Hikes

Finding the Icy Blue Waters of Bruarfoss

June 1, 2017 • Day Hikes

The Exhilarating & Terrifying Angels Landing Hike

February 28, 2017 • Day Hikes

Chasing Massacre Falls After the Rain

January 28, 2017 • Arizona

Sunrise at McWay Falls in Big Sur

January 12, 2017 • California

Sunset at Cathedral Rock

November 6, 2016 • Arizona

Fall Overnight Backpacking in Chevelon Canyon

October 21, 2016 • Arizona

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