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Meteor watching in Henry Coe

Meteor watching in Henry Coe

On a Saturday morning I was browsing Reddit and saw that the Perseid meteor shower was at its peak right now so we very last minute planned to go into Henry Coe to watch it. Dark skies are somewhat hard to get to around the Bay Area, and we thought

View of hills, yellow grass green tree hills in the foreground and more brownish mountains in the back

Backpacking Henry Coe: Mississippi Lake and Skeels Meadow

We planned a last minute trip to Henry Coe over Memorial Day weekend, which turns out to be very similar to what we did last year. The main goal was to go to Mississippi Lake. We decided to do a three day trip, with two 13-mile days and a

Backpacking the Lost Coast Trail

Backpacking the Lost Coast Trail

I first heard about the Lost Coast Trail in college, and while I didn't manage to do it back then, it's always been high on my bucket list. The idea of backpacking on the beach seemed so unusual. This year Ryan and I got permits for

Dark green rolling hills in the back and we're standing on a dry grass hill, looking down at a clear reflective pond

Backpacking to Pacheco Falls in Henry Coe State Park

I decided to plan a short backpacking trip in Henry Coe since we haven't done any trips in a while. Henry Coe State Park is only about an hour away, doesn't require reserving permits in advance, and has lots and lots of trails. The Sierras are

Lake surrounded by tall grey mountains with snow, and a particularly pointy one right behind the lake

Backpacking off-trail in Yosemite from Budd Lake to Cathedral Lakes

Backpacking in Yosemite always felt sort of off limits to me because you have to get permits far in advance, but in fact a bunch of permits are released 2 weeks before the start date at 7am. I was considering a loop around the Vogelsang and Lyell Canyon area, but

A backpackin night in Joshua Tree

A backpackin night in Joshua Tree

For Thanksgiving Ryan and I decided to bring my sister on her first backpacking trip. We picked Joshua Tree because it's nearby and a relatively easy, flat hike and because I like Joshua Tree. There was a great lack of planning for this trip. The day before we

Backpacking the Mineral King Loop

Backpacking the Mineral King Loop

I planned this trip after seeing a blog post about it and seeing that permits were available. I then invited Sam, who came over all the way from New York. Trip stats Distance: 30.2 miles Time: 4 days Dates: Aug 5 2022 - Aug 8 2022 Elevation change: +/-10500 Temperature: