Hiking and Adventures
Here you'll find our travel guides, exploring an area articles and information on individual hikes and adventures.
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Rush Creek Trail: Horsetail Falls and Agnew Lake
From the June Lake Loop, as you near Silver Lake, you may notice a huge rushing waterfall running over the granitic mountainside. When we first noticed Horsetail Falls, the powerful flow was impressive and we wanted to get a closer look! So we set off on a quick day hike in the June Lake area and followed Rush Creek Trail up to Agnew Lake. And we succeeded in getting that closer look at Horsetail Falls!
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Backpacking Peeler Lake Loop | Hoover Wilderness
For our finale in the eastern Sierras for the season, we decided on backpacking Peeler Lake Loop. Peeler Lake is in the Hoover Wilderness of the eastern Sierras near Bridgeport, California. This Hoover Wilderness borders the Yosemite National Park and the elevation ranges from between 7,000-12,000 feet. We've never had the chance to explore the Hoover Wilderness so we were excited see a whole new beautiful area of the always stunning Sierra Nevadas.
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Twenty Lakes Basin | Saddlebag Trailhead
One hike that truly showcases the beauty of this area has to be the Twenty Lakes Basin Trail. As we were hiking Twenty Lakes Basin, the beauty was almost unfathomable! It was like I couldn't believe I was really here, really seeing this seriously stunning scenery.
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Fern Lake | Hiking in June Lake
As you drive past June Lake eventually you reach Gull and Silver Lake which are stunning amongst the forested mountain landscape. As you can imagine, there is also an abundance of hiking opportunities in this amazingly scenic area. Read on for information about a short steep hike to the less visited Fern Lake.
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Backpacking to Ediza Lake and Iceburg Lake
The gorgeous area of Mammoth Lakes is a great hub for everything outdoors. With so much to see in this area, the numerous trailheads to choose from and seemingly endless destinations to reach you really can't go wrong. After looking at the map, playing with routes and doing some research we decided on backpacking to Ediza Lake.
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Experience the Otherworldly Obsidian Dome
Obsidian Dome, evidence of a volcanic explosion many years ago, is a tall dome made up large, sharp and jagged chunks of obsidian. It is not only a sight to see but a blast to climb around on and explore. The views from the top are pretty legit too!
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Incredible Beauty on Hilton Lakes Trail
Hilton Lakes Trail is one of our favorite day hikes in the eastern Sierras! There are a number of lakes that can be accessed from the Hilton Lakes Trailhead and they are absolutely gorgeous. The ever-changing scenery, trail conditions, and light traffic worked together to make our perfect hiking experience!
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Adventure on Little Lakes Valley Trail
After spending the winter months in the desert, we were so excited to head north to the Eastern Sierras for a change in scenery! But by now we were itching to get into the mountains, to see the beautiful high elevation scenery that has been tantalizingly close but not close enough. After a few hiking attempts, we finally had success with hiking Little Lakes Valley Trail! (Although it didn't come easily!)
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Hiking and Camping at Fossil Falls
As you're travelling along an undeveloped portion of the US-395 between Ridgecrest and Lone Pine, you can't help but see the towering wall of the Sierra Nevadas to your west. But to the east there is a less obvious yet stunning geologic feature called Fossil Falls.
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Checking Out Big Timber Montana
After camping near Red Lodge, hiking to Mystic Lake and longboarding Beartooth Highway we continued west through Montana. Next stop was Big Timber Montana, a small town just south of the Crazy Mountains.
