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Tag: California
Exploring the USS Hornet
While Glenn and Michele were visiting this past weekend, we decided to go check out the USS Hornet, on permanent display in Alameda. Click through for the gallery of pictures:
Rafting/Camping on South Fork American River
Click through for a gallery of pictures from a weekend of rafting and camping on the South Fork of the American River with my brother Glenn and his wife Michele, her brother Matt and his son Tyler:
Tahoe Ski Weekend
A ski weekend at Heavenly in Tahoe with Ralph, Belinda, Jeanie and friends. Click on through for the full gallery of pictures and videos:
Weekend Return to Bishop
Spent a weekend with my high school friend, David, to visit and stay with his mom, Grace (and her llamas) back in Bishop, CA. We went out four-wheeling a bit, explored some caves, disturbed some bats, checked out some views of Owens Valley, and Dave broke out his rifle for some target practice. No llamas or bats were harmed in our endeavours.
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Backpacking Up Pine Creek/Italy Pass
Labor Day Weekend with Mike, Jeanie, Troy… and Chloe! We camped out in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine with the intention of getting a trail permit to climb Mt. Langley (near Mt. Whitney) but given how quickly all the trailheads filled up that weekend, we were lucky to have any entry within a few hours drive. So, Pine Creek it was. This is the pass just north of Mt. Tom, near Bishop, CA. We were out for two nights and did a bit of peak climbing/scrambling on the middle day and snagged some awesome views. After coming back out of the backcountry, we enjoyed a hot dip at Mammoth Hot Springs before heading home back over the Sierra Nevada.
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Backpacking into Desolation Wilderness
Melissa came out from Minnesota to join me and some friends (Jeanie, Mike, Llana, Nora and Chloe!) on a weekend-long backpacking trip into the Desolation Wilderness (near Lake Tahoe). We worked our way from Loon Lake to Buck Island Lake, Rockbound Lake, and eventually Rubicon Reservoir.
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Mountain Biking around Tahoe
I went up to Lake Tahoe with Jeanie for the extended, Fourth of July weekend. After enjoying the fireworks at June Lake with her mom, we spent the rest of the weekend mountain biking on various trails around Tahoe. We started high up on the north side, wandering around looking for some suspected trails on the first day. On the second day, we did the full loop of the awesome Flume Trail.
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