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Aug 22 2025
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60 male
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 Jackson, CA
Pyramid Peak - DesolationSierra Nevada, CA
Pyramid Peak - Desolation
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Aug 22 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking10.00 Miles 4,000 AEG
Hiking10.00 Miles   7 Hrs   30 Mns   1.33 mph
4,000 ft AEG
 
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Horsetail Falls
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Excellent steep continuous climb from the Rocky Canyon start on US highway 50. The lower third is through a recent burn zone (2021 Caldor Fire), the middle third is through healthy forest, the upper third is above treeline with a final 500' of scree to the peak. Even with the fire damage the trail is clear and easy to follow. NOTE: The start of the trail is unmarked and difficult to see driving by, and the closest parking is a small pulloff on the south side of the highway about 50 yards west of the trail start.

From the summit I wandered east and down past Gefo, Toem and Ropi Lakes then descended along Pyramid Creek and Horsetail Falls. Short highway walk to close the loop.
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Aug 08 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Buena Vista PeakSierra Nevada, CA
Buena Vista Peak
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Aug 08 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking26.00 Miles 6,500 AEG
Hiking26.00 Miles   14 Hrs      1.86 mph
6,500 ft AEG
 
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Lower Chilnualna Falls
Chilnualna Falls
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Solid lasso route in an area of Yosemite I hadn't been to, thanks to chumley and John9L for the inspiration. Up from Wawona, did the loop clock-wise with a direct climb to BV Peak (Class 2) from the west side of BV Lake. Still pretty green and enough water to keep hydrated and cool, good trails except for one stretch of pretty bad overgrowth and downed trees in an old burn zone. Saw as many bears (4, a solitary black-hair and a brown-hair momma with two cubbies) as backpackers.
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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Jul 27 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Eagle Lake and the Velma LakesSierra Nevada, CA
Eagle Lake and the Velma Lakes
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Jul 27 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking26.00 Miles 6,000 AEG
Hiking26.00 Miles   13 Hrs   30 Mns   1.93 mph
6,000 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Eagle Falls Loop
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Very nice CCW lasso: Up Eagle Falls to the PCT > north to Middle Velma > west on 17E34 into Rockbound Valley > south along lovely Rubicon River and over Mosquito Pass back to the PCT > north up and over "Richard's" Pass > return. Even with the crowds Desolation never disappoints.
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Western Juniper
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Jul 21 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Kennedy Meadows TrailheadSierra Nevada, CA
Kennedy Meadows Trailhead
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Jul 21 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking28.00 Miles 6,000 AEG
Hiking28.00 Miles   14 Hrs      2.00 mph
6,000 ft AEG
 
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Huckleberry Trail - Stanislaus NF
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Another excellent lasso into Emigrant Wilderness. Steady climb up past Kennedy Lake and continuing on unofficial but well-worn trail over 10,800' Big Sam and then down into lovely High Emigrant and Emigrant Meadows Lakes basin, return past Relief Reservoir. Lots of water and wildflowers, especially lupine.

KM is a very busy place, from the official trailhead parking lot its a nearly 2 mile road walk to the wilderness boundary and actual start of the trail (I mountain biked to the start). KM is also a popular start for horsepacking trips, and lots of cows are grazed in the meadows below Kennedy Lake.
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
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Jul 09 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Aptos Creek TrailBay Area, CA
Aptos Creek Trail
Bay Area, CA
Mtn Biking avatar Jul 09 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Mtn Biking14.00 Miles 2,000 AEG
Mtn Biking14.00 Miles   3 Hrs      4.67 mph
2,000 ft AEG
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Fantastic mountain biking in the Soquel Demonstration State Forest just north of Nisene Marks State Park. The crown jewel is the 3+ mile Flow Trail, an impeccably constructed and maintained thrill ride carving down a mountainside through pristine redwood forest. The standard Flow Trail route is accessed by a steady 1000' climb on paved and/or dirt fire roads, descend 2000' of singletrack, then climb back up 1000' on fire road to the start.

The Demo can be accessed via Aptos Creek Trail from the south, but the primary access (which I used) is from the north via Summit Road and Highland Way. There are a few other trails in the Demo, including the black diamond Braille Trail. Hikers and equestrians are also permitted, but interactions between 2-wheeled, 2-legged and 4-legged visitors could get ugly.
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Jun 28 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
East Lake TrailSierra Nevada, CA
East Lake Trail
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Jun 28 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking19.00 Miles 4,500 AEG
Hiking19.00 Miles   11 Hrs      1.73 mph
4,500 ft AEG
 
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Hoover Lakes Trail
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Many thanks to @Oregon_Hiker for posting on this excellent area. Worked out a nice lasso route by using the no-longer-maintained but well used and mostly obvious trail up to and over Virginia Pass into Yosemite NP. Superb scenery, quality trails, no crowds, great car camping.
 Culture
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[ checklist ]  PaleoRob Pose
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Jun 04 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Crabtree Camp TrailheadSierra Nevada, CA
Crabtree Camp Trailhead
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Jun 04 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking25.00 Miles 3,600 AEG
Hiking25.00 Miles   13 Hrs      1.92 mph
3,600 ft AEG
 
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Excellent long lasso route from the Crabtree trailhead into Emigrant Wilderness, mainly on trails 20E16 and 20E17. Just NW and outside of Yosemite NP, this area has great scenery with lots of well-constructed and maintained trails offering loop and backpacking options.

Went counter-clockwise, with early season conditions making for abundant water everywhere and lingering snow covering the trail on shaded and north-facing slopes above about 8000'. Did at least a dozen creek crossings with knee-to-waist ice-water wading required. Sunny conditions gave way to some light afternoon thundershowers.
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 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  False Hellebore (Corn Lily)
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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May 31 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Horse Canyon Trail #17E21Sierra Nevada, CA
Horse Canyon Trail #17E21
Sierra Nevada, CA
 Hiking avatar May 31 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
 Hiking9.50 Miles 2,700 AEG
 Hiking9.50 Miles   5 Hrs      1.90 mph
2,700 ft AEG
 
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May 22 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Mount Shasta - Bunny Flat THNorthern, CA
Mount Shasta - Bunny Flat TH
Northern, CA
Hiking avatar May 22 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking7.00 Miles 3,500 AEG
Hiking7.00 Miles
3,500 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Incredible mountain, from the trailhead Avalanche Gulch rears up right in your face but is supposedly one of the best "introductory" mountaineering routes anywhere. Made it up to Helen Lake in reasonably good shape and set up my first ever snow camp. Hard freeze overnight, slept poorly. Standard 3AM start cramponing up to the Red Banks by headlamp it soon became clear that the summit, just 2mi but 4000' above, might as well be on another planet. I've hiked up a fair number of peaks but this was a whole new kind of steep. If this is an introductory route then I probably don't have much of a future as a mountaineer, but what an awesome mountain.
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May 12 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Red Lake PeakSierra Nevada, CA
Red Lake Peak
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar May 12 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking4.50 Miles 2,300 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles   4 Hrs   30 Mns   1.00 mph
2,300 ft AEG
 
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Small late season storm blew through with temps, winds and pack weight in the 30s to get in a little tough conditions training. Summitted and descended then went back up about halfway before the snow flurries and approaching dusk suggested turning around.
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May 01 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Thunder MountainSierra Nevada, CA
Thunder Mountain
Sierra Nevada, CA
 Hiking avatar May 01 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
 Hiking5.00 Miles 3,000 AEG
 Hiking5.00 Miles   6 Hrs      0.83 mph
3,000 ft AEG
 
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Apr 19 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Gold Creek Trail - Green MountainOlympic, WA
Gold Creek Trail - Green Mountain
Olympic, WA
Hiking avatar Apr 19 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking11.60 Miles 2,800 AEG
Hiking11.60 Miles   5 Hrs      2.32 mph
2,800 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Very nice singletrack trail system, even with horses and dirt bikes allowed, lovely forest and creeks and some big views (on a clear day at least). Started at the Holly Road Wildcat trailhead at the north forest boundary and did a clockwise lasso: Wildcat > Gold Creek > Plummer > Beaver Pond > Wildcat. Would also be good mountain biking, with plenty of graded logging roads for the ride up then fun fast downhill.
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Apr 02 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Caples Lake to Emigrant Lake TrailSierra Nevada, CA
Caples Lake to Emigrant Lake Trail
Sierra Nevada, CA
Snowshoeing avatar Apr 02 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Snowshoeing2.00 Miles 250 AEG
Snowshoeing2.00 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   1.33 mph
250 ft AEG
 
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Monday/Tuesday storm dumps 2.5' of new snow, Wednesday forecast is clear, calm and cold - hello PTO! Skied Kirkwood until the powder was tracked out, then snowshoed from Kirkwood Meadow over to Caples Lake and back.
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Mar 31 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche PardeeCentral Valley, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche Pardee
Central Valley, CA
 Hiking avatar Mar 31 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
 Hiking2.50 Miles 1,200 AEG
 Hiking2.50 Miles   2 Hrs      1.25 mph
1,200 ft AEG
 
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Mar 19 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Peddler Hill snowshoe, CA 
Peddler Hill snowshoe, CA
 
Snowshoeing avatar Mar 19 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
Snowshoeing4.00 Miles
Snowshoeing4.00 Miles   3 Hrs      1.33 mph
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1st trip
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Unlike @chumley I usually can't just drop everything a go get my float on in virgin powder, but the 2-day old snow was still pretty good.
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Mar 17 2025
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche PardeeCentral Valley, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche Pardee
Central Valley, CA
 Hiking avatar Mar 17 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
 Hiking2.00 Miles 1,000 AEG
 Hiking2.00 Miles   2 Hrs      1.00 mph
1,000 ft AEG
 
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Partners none no partners
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Mar 07 2025
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 Guides 13
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 Photos 1,651
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche PardeeCentral Valley, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche Pardee
Central Valley, CA
 Hiking avatar Mar 07 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
 Hiking10.50 Miles 2,400 AEG
 Hiking10.50 Miles   5 Hrs      2.10 mph
2,400 ft AEG
 
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Feb 14 2025
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 Guides 13
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche PardeeCentral Valley, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche Pardee
Central Valley, CA
 Hiking avatar Feb 14 2025
toddak • Triplogs 577
 Hiking14.50 Miles 2,200 AEG
 Hiking14.50 Miles   6 Hrs      2.42 mph
2,200 ft AEG
 
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Dec 27 2024
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 Guides 13
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60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche PardeeCentral Valley, CA
Mokelumne C2C Trail - Camanche Pardee
Central Valley, CA
 Hiking avatar Dec 27 2024
toddak • Triplogs 577
 Hiking4.00 Miles 800 AEG
 Hiking4.00 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   2.67 mph
800 ft AEG
 
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Oct 26 2024
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 Jackson, CA
Point Reyes - Tomales PointBay Area, CA
Point Reyes - Tomales Point
Bay Area, CA
Hiking avatar Oct 26 2024
toddak • Triplogs 577
Hiking11.00 Miles 1,200 AEG
Hiking11.00 Miles   4 Hrs   30 Mns   2.44 mph
1,200 ft AEG
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Mcclures Beach Trail
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Long drive to the trailhead but well worth it - easy hiking with ocean scenery, tule elk and historic ranch/dairy, plus wonderful McClures beach an easy 1mi RT hike very close to the same trailhead.
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