Desolation Wilderness Hiking Trips
Short, easy hike from the parking lot to the lake.
Short hike to Angora lake. It was pretty steep the whole way, but the swim in the lake was definitely worth it.
Hike from Stanford Sierra camp up to Susie lake. The hike was hot so we prepared for a swim at the top. Unfortunately, when we got to the top it started to rain and it got cold, we we just headed back down. Maybe next time...
This was a 13 mile hike round trip but I only geo-tagged the walk from one lake That was the portion that was most scenic anyway. I was going to photograph the trail on the walk back but I dropped the iPhone into the Lyon's Creek waterfall as I attempted to take a picture of it. The iPhone slid down the rocks and wedged in between two rocks about a foot under...
This was the final hike of the Folsom Lake Hiking class. We completed 7 hikes throughout California's Gold Country and the northern Sierra wilderness. Students received 1 college credit for physical education. At the end of the class we had to turn in a log of our nutrition intake on those hiking days plus our thoughts about the class. I attended every class and published a journal that rivaled some financial reports sent...
Marmmot's seem to be everywhere on this hike. Note: I only record hikes going one way. Therefore, this hike was more like 10 miles, contrary to what the statistics show here.
Medium hike from Stanford Camp. Thunderhead built up and dropped just as I returned to camp. Took the shortcut back but it was a little muddy.
