Tag: backpacking index
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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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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…
