Popular Trips in Hoover Wilderness
Our original plans for the weekend were for a mellow family backpack with the girls but when the girls started to bail we changed plans and headed out to the Eastern Sierra. After leaving San Jose at 6am we arrived in Bridgeport at 12pm to pick up our wilderness permits at the ranger station. Unfortunately(or maybe serendipitously) our first choice of the Green Creek trailhead had filled up with 40 people by 8am...
In case you are in the Sonora Pass area and want to do an easy loop hike past a meadow, through a forest, while going by a lake or two, then this hike may be just what you are looking for. The trail from Leavitt Meadows to Roosevelt Lake is gentle and shaded once you leave the meadow and enter the forested area. From Roosevelt Lake, Secret Lake is a...
It was supposed to be a day trip to see the water falls in Yosemite valley. Starting from beautiful sunny skies it thundered and poured buckets (sorry no valley pictures here!). We abandoned taking the Mist trail to Vernal falls and headed north to Tuolumne... with time against us, considering this was just a day trip, we chose Saddlebag, hoping to hike along the lake.May 28th - the road to Saddlebag campground...
Our annual backpacking to the Sierra foothills. Started at the Leavitt Meadows trailhead. Stayed at Fremont Lake for a couple and hike back out to stay at Lane/Roosevelt Lakes.
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Tioga Pass Duration: 5-6 hours, 12 miles Elevation
Change: ~3000
Day hike from Saddlebag campsite to ridge just below Conness Glacier.
Climb of Mount Conness. Approach via class 2 pass between Conness and White. Descent via convoluted east ridge route.PhotosTrip report
Tioga Peak - an easy peak for those looking for a beginner's introduction to cross-country travel in the sierra. Trip report and DetailsAdditional Photos (33)
