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Backpacking & Fly Fishing in Sequoia Kings Canyon 2023

Backpacking for Goldens & Rainbows in Sequoia Kings Canyon

August 15, 2023

Hiking to Greenstone & Conness Lakes in Twenty Lakes Basin

July 10, 2022

Backpacking & Fly Fishing in the Emigrant Wilderness

July 9, 2022

Hiking to Parker Lake off the June Lake Loop

May 29, 2022

Hiking to Shell & Fantail Lakes via the Bennettville Trail

July 10, 2021

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

July 8, 2021

Hiking the Convict Lake Loop with Our Dog

July 6, 2021

Backpacking in the John Muir Wilderness for Golden Trout

July 3, 2021

Dog Friendly Hike to TJ Lake in Mammoth Lakes Basin

October 9, 2020

Fly Fishing for Giant Brookies in the Sierra

October 8, 2020

Hiking to Maul & Spuller Lakes in the Hoover Wilderness

September 28, 2020

Hiking to Sky Meadows in Mammoth Lakes Basin

August 13, 2020

A Humbling Hiking Tour of the High Sierra

July 19, 2020

Backpacking in the Southern Sierra for Golden Trout

July 27, 2019

Big Brookies in Beautiful Yosemite

July 4, 2019

Early Summer Fishing at Gardisky Lake

July 1, 2019

A Taste of the High Sierra in Little Lakes Valley

August 10, 2018

Why It’s Really Called Rainbow Falls

August 5, 2018

Backpacking for Goldens in Kings Canyon

July 20, 2018

Yosemite’s Mist Trail to Vernal Fall

August 30, 2017

Fishing & Flowers at Sunrise Lakes in Yosemite

August 23, 2017

Taft Point: Our Favorite Sunset Spot in Yosemite

August 21, 2017

Hiking to the Top of Sentinel Dome in Yosemite

August 20, 2017

A Beautiful Backcountry Day Hike to Spillway Lake in Yosemite

August 15, 2017

Sunrise Hike to Rainbow Falls Near Mammoth Lakes

August 14, 2017

Winter in July in the Sierra Backcountry

July 24, 2017

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