Category: Hiking
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First Time Hiking San Gorgonio
The hike today was spectacular—above the clouds! It was harder than I thought. I’m exhausted. Even though I’ve done so much hiking in California, this was my first time up this local landmark.
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June Lake and Yosemite
This evening, I returned from a long trip away from home. It’s nice to be back. On Tuesday, I hiked up the trail above June Lake and Gull Lake. Yost Meadow was beautiful. That afternoon, the rest of the group joined me. There was Uncle Ben, Andrew, Lynette, Wing, and Gabriel. I gave devotion on…
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Mammoth to Thousand Island and Garnet Lakes
On Friday last week, we headed up to Mammoth Lakes. We stayed the first night at the Pine Glen group campsite number 7. The next morning, we set out from Agnew Meadow. Our group consisted of me, Sean, Sean’s mom and aunt—Nancy and Deborah, Kevin, Ryan, Brad, and Armando. The hike to Thousand Island Lake…
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Horseshoe Meadow to Whitney Portal
The trip began on September 15. After spying Whitney summit from the Lone Pine Ranger Station, Ryan and I got car shuttled to Horseshoe Meadow. From there, our trip took us to Chicken Spring Lake, Guyot Creek and Pass, Crabtree Meadow, and Guitar Lake. We had the most spectacular sunset at Guitar Lake, and the…
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Sawtooth Ridge Loop
A week ago Thursday, we head up to Bridgeport. Although the invitation had gone out to so many people, only Lynette and Jessica managed to RSVP. At the beginning of the trip, just a few steps into it, Jessica’s backpack strap fell apart. We patched it up with a needle and some dental floss. It…
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Four Passes Loop
Last week on Thursday, Sid and I left for Snowmass—for the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) meeting. We had lunch on a rainy day at the Quiznos in downtown Denver. It was funny that Sid remembered that the last time we ate together was also at a Quiznos, the one in Loma Linda. On Friday, the…
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Thousand Island Lake
This weekend trip started in Agnew Meadow. The Mammoth shuttle bus system just opened for the season. After camping midway up the River Trail, we made it to a partially frozen Thousand Island Lake. Banner Peak was also snow-covered. A few of us decided to do a polar swim—or do some pushups on floating ice.…
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Tuolumne Meadows to Happy Isle
This is the trip when Ryan forgot his shoes, but we still made it up to the top of Half Dome.
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Continental Divide – Tonahutu Loop, Rocky Mountain
Epic trip through Rocky Mountain National Park, after the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Meeting in Aspen, Colorado.
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Hockett Meadows and Lower Blossom Lake
This was the trip of unforgettable sunsets, spectacular scenery, roaring river crossings, and packed snowfields. It was also a celebration of Patrick’s birthday. We left home in the early morning and made it to Mineral King mid-day to start our hike. It was an easy four miles to Deer Creek where we spent the first…
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Big Pine Lakes
This trip started out with an acclimatization detour to the White Mountains just east of the Owens Valley. We arrived at Grandview campground in the afternoon and enjoyed a relaxed dinner before marveling at the spectacular sunset. Early Thursday morning, I was the first to get up. We drove to Patriarch Grove to watch the…
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Lodgepole to Rowell Meadows Loop
This was my dad’s first backpacking trip. We decided to combine it with a parallel camping and day trips for those staying behind. For the backpackers, we did a lollipop loop through three wilderness areas: first from Lodgepole within Sequoia National Park, then into the Jennie Lakes Wilderness, then through Kings Canyon National Park, and…
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Rae Lakes Loop
This was the first backpacking trip that I planned myself. Prior to this, I had gone on several trips in college as part of the Wilderness Survival class. To celebrate the end of a long stretch spanning medical school and residency, I had decided to treat myself by taking this epic loop. We left home…
